Bouncing Back From Defeat

On November 24^th, the Humber men’s volleyball team suffered it’s first loss of the season to the number two ranked Fanshawe Falcons in a close battle going five sets in London, Ontario. The Hawk’s were without All- Canadian Terrel Bramwell but were still very much in the game and had many of opportunities to win.  It’s always tough suffering your first loss of the season as well as losing the top spot in the province and falling in the national rankings in the process. Many of the players were upset with their individual performances feeling like they had let down the team. When your big gun or game changer is out (Terrel), it’s up to others to step up in his absence and cease the opportunity. This wasn’t the case and the result was Humber’s first loss. When you get knocked down, it’s all about getting back up and bouncing back from defeat. Humber’s next opponent was a home game against the Redeemer Royals from Ancaster, Ontario on November 30^th. The team was looking to get back on track having Terrel back in the lineup and looked very good in warm up and the beginning of the first set. However, unforced errors allowed Redeemer to get back in the set ultimately winning the first set forcing Humber again to regroup. Humber won the second and third set very easily with Terrel carrying the Hawks as he usually does. Redeemer not backing down from a challenge managed to take the fourth set forcing a 5^th and deciding set. Humber again regrouped and won the fifth set in deciding fashion 15-8 taking the match 3-2. Terrel Bramwell had the game of his career to date breaking the OCAA record for most points in a match with 40. Although not playing their best, the team managed to pull out a win bouncing back from a previous defeat. Here’s a link to read more. http://tinyurl.com/3x9vojt