News Archives: Wolves Weekend Recap - October 16, 2018
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Wolves Women's Volleyball hosted the Lakeland College Rustlers their first ACAC game of the season Friday in the GPRC gymnasium.
It was an exciting Home Opener for the Wolves, as the gym was loud and busy, and the crowd was excited. Lots of great rallies back and forth kept the crowd clapping. GPRC welcomed some High School teams to the game tonight, and they showcased their serving skills between the 2nd and 3rd set.
With exciting rallies throughout the 3 sets the Wolves lost their Home Opener. They fell 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-18) to the visiting Lakeland Rustlers. Lakeland is now 1-0 on the season, while the Wolves start 0-1. Annika Kuse led the Rustlers with ten digs and nine kills. Mckenna Wolstenholme led GPRC with 12 digs while Megan Koch secured nine kills.
Player of the Game for the Rustlers was #5 Rae Sigurdson with 3 Digs, 1 Kill and 14 assists, and for the Wolves #12 Libero, McKenna Wolstenholme with 12 digs and 2 assists.
It was another busy crowd for the 2nd game of a weekend series on Saturday and GPRC welcomed more local volleyball teams to take in the action.
The first set was an action-packed battle, a battle that Lakeland won 34-32. The second set also went to Lakeland 25-22, but the third set went to the Wolves, as they excited the crowd with great court coverage and powerful kills to win 25-20. The fourth set was back and forth until the Rustlers pulled ahead for good, winning the game 25-18, and the match.
GPRC falls to 0-2 on the year, while Lakeland improves to 2-0.
Bailey Chartrand led the Wolves with 33 assists and 9 blocks, Megan Koch added 14 kills. Rae Sigurdson led the Rustlers with 29 assists and 5 digs. Player of the Game for the Rustlers was #2 Bailee Weiler, and for the Wolves #15 Outside Hitter, Kelsie Dukart.
The Wolves will return to action next weekend at home versus Kings University. The Rustlers will welcome NAIT to Lloydminster on Friday, and travel to NAIT on Saturday evening.
Men’s Volleyball
GPRC Wolves Men opened their season Friday night against a tough Lakeland Rustlers squad. A big crowd was in attendance cheering on the Wolves, and it was an exciting 3 sets that kept the crowd cheering, but it wasn’t enough to Lakeland winning 25-18, 25-17 and 30-28.
Local High School Volleyball teams were invited out to cheer on their Wolves, and between sets some young athletes got to demonstrate their serving skills. A little crowd-pleasing entertainment.
Jose Arellano lead the Rustlers in assists, while teammates Abner Jean Carlo Funez Raudales lead in digs, and Alexie Walisser with kills. Sean van Oosterwijck lead the Wolves in assists, Kirk Testawitch in kills and Kylar Head in digs.
Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for Lakeland was #12 Alexie Walliser, and for GPRC #13 Sean van Oosterwijck.
Game 2 of the weekend series saw the Rustlers squeak out the first set 25-23, with the Wolves fighting hard in the second, but dropping the set 25-19. In the 3rd set the Wolves weren't finished, and battled back to win 25-23, but after a thrilling back and forth battle the Rustlers pulled through to sweep the weekend with a score of 25-22 in the 4th.
Alexei Walisser led Lakeland with 12 kills. Kirk Testawich led GPRC with 11 kills and 7 digs.
Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for Lakeland was #7 Abner Jean Carlo Funez Raudales, and for GPRC #12 Ethan Nashim.
The Wolves will return to action next weekend at home versus Kings University. The Rustlers will welcome NAIT to Lloydminster on Friday, and travel to NAIT on Saturday evening.
Cross Country Running
The Wolves Men’s XC running team, currently ranked 12th in the CCAA, ran into a bit of tough luck on Saturday at ACAC #5 – The Augustana Open in Camrose.
Wolves rookie Brandon Tufford, who had led the Wolves men in every race he’s run this season, battled an upset stomach for 3/4s of the hilly 8km course and faded to 24th place amongst the College runners. Fortunately, Tufford’s teammates Eric Nooy (12th), Miguel Macedo (18th), and Brice Wilkes (22nd) were able to step up and record of team score of 76 for sixth place, a scant two points short of 4th place.
Other Wolves men’s finishers included Tarias Fournier (32nd), Taylor Hudak (35th), Joel Manz (40th), and AJ Ikponnmwosa (45th).
SAIT easily won the men’s team title, well ahead of second place Red Deer College.
The Wolves women, led by Anna van der Geissen, placed 7th. Individually, van der Geissen was 13th, Brittany Duvall was 21st, Krista Frey 34th, and Erin Grier finished 39th.
Red Deer College beat Lethbridge College in a tie breaker for the team win.
Next up for the Wolves runners is the ACAC Championships in Vermilion on October 27th.
Full results are posted
Men’s Soccer
The Wolves hosted the Concordia University Thunder at the Community Knowledge Campus for their first game of a weekend series on Saturday.
The Thunder took the early lead with Yves Mugambira scoring a quick goal in the 5th minute of the game. The Wolves responded a few minutes later to tie the game at 1-1 when Wolves forward Richard Illenseer found the back of the net from a pass by Aiden Proctor. The first half ended locked at 1-1 after a hard-fought battle from both teams.
The start of the 2nd half didn't disappoint. Both teams were battling hard for the go-ahead goal, and at the 73rd minute Melvin Sim-Tuiag put the ball away giving Concordia the lead 2-1. The Wolves were unable to respond, and the Thunder took the first game of the weekend series 2-1.
The Mr. Mikes Players of the Game were #6 Onesphore Hamis Amanda from Concordia and #5 Noah Mohniger from Grande Prairie.
On Sunday the first half was a tough battle by both teams. The Thunder found the back of the net in the 45th minute, right before the whistle sounded to end the first half.
The battle in the second half was just as tough, and in the 78th minute 3rd year midfielder Sebastien Lobe tied the game at 1-1. Concordia's Isacc Fota answered back at the 79th minute to put the Thunder back up by 1. The Thunder went on to score 3 more quick goals by Melvin Sim-Turay, and Isacc Fota would score is 2nd of the game at the 90th minute. The Thunder went on to win 5-1 and sweep the Wolves in the weekend series.
Player of the Game for the Thunder was #5 Daniel Mujija and for GPRC #9 Sebastien Lobe.
GPRC Wolves Athletics extended our thanks and farewell wishes to 5th Year Player Scott Fraser at the conclusion of the game. Scott was a valuable part of the GPRC Wolves Men's Soccer Team and will be missed as he moves on next year.
The Thunder will wrap up their regular season next weekend as they host Keyano College on Saturday, October 20th and NAIT on Sunday, October 21st. The Wolves travel to Edmonton to play NAIT on Saturday and to Camrose to face the Augustana Vikings on Sunday.
Women’s Soccer
The Wolves hosted the Thunder at Community Knowledge Campus Field this weekend. The sun was out which meant the wind was howling, a factor for both teams to contend with.
The first half started with Thunder's 2nd year striker Rebecca Leavell finding the net early to take a 1-0 lead. It was back to back action for the reminder of the half, ending with the Thunder taking the lead 1-0.
Thunder 3rd year, Hazat Abubaken scored 3 minutes into the 2nd half but the Wolves fought hard with a few chances on net. With her second of the game, Rebecca Leavell sealed the win with a goal at the 78 minute and the Thunder went on to win 3-0.
The Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for the Thunder was #6 Kennedy Ballam, and for the Wolves #3 Alex Verhun.
On Sunday the Wolves avenge the previous days loss to the Thunder, by winning 2-0.
The Wolves controlled the tempo and held possession for most of the game. The first half was back and forth with both teams failing to capitalize on shots on net. Like the weather, the scoring was cold in the first 45 minutes and at the half, the teams were tied at zero.
The Wolves ramped up the aggression in the second half. They looked to attack more and push deep into Thunder territory. A goal in the 77th minute by Madi Gillespie gave the Wolves a 1-0 lead. Danja Fredrickson added a goal in the 85th minute for the Wolves to secure the win, 2-0.
The Mr. Mikes Player of the Game for the Thunder was #5 Paige Martin, and for the Wolves #10, Calandra Bychyk.
The Thunder will wrap up their regular season next weekend as they host Keyano College on Saturday, October 20th and NAIT on Sunday, October 21st.
The Wolves travel to Edmonton to play NAIT on Saturday and to Camrose to face the Augustana Vikings on Sunday.