The Canadian Women’s season is well underway, with many teams beginning their regular season on October 20 following a month and a half long exhibition period.
Sitting at the top of their divisions are Dalhousie, UBC Okanagan, Ryerson, McMaster and Montreal. The #1 rank overall for the women’s side is Montreal, who has won all five of their matches so far this season and are receiving 60 votes for the first-place position. This moves Montreal up from the #3 position in last weeks poll, while Alberta, the previous #1, falls to #2 after suffering a loss.
| RANK | SCHOOL | SEASON | VOTES (PTS) | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Montreal | 5-0 | 60 (4) | 3 |
| 2 | Alberta | 3-1 | 53 | 1 |
| 3 | Dalhousie | 3-0 | 52 | 5 |
| 4 | UBC | 3-1 | 50 | 8 |
| 5 | Mount Royal | 3-1 | 42 | 4 |
| 6 | Calgary | 4-2 | 39 | 2 |
| 7 | UBC Okanagan | 4-2 | 38 | 6 |
| 8 | McMaster | 2-1 | 34 | 7 |
| 9 | McGill | 3-1 | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | Ryerson | 3-0 | 20 | NR |
| Other teams receiving votes: Laval (19), Brandon (14), Memorial (12), Regina (9), Western (9) |
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Notable Matches this week
Trinity Western def. Brandon 3-2
Though not ranked, Trinity Western downed Brandon (RV) in a five-setter to boost their overall record to 3-3. Hilary Howe led the way with 16 kills while Linda Damerau posted 13 kills and 14 digs for a double-double along with five block assists.
McMaster def. Windsor 3-2
McMaster also fought through a five-set match with the win over Windsor. In the match bother Maicee Sorensen and Rachel Woock posted 14 kills in the win.
Stats
Kills
- Nikala Majewski (Brandon) – 107 kills
- Sarah-J. Meunier-B. (Sherbrooke) – 99 kills
- Alex Donaghy (Mount Royal) – 98 kills
- Marie-Alex Belanger (Montreal) – 97 kills
- Yevgeniya Nyukhalova (Thompson Rivers) – 91 kills
Digs
- Taylor Ungar (Regina) – 145 digs
- Sabrina Roy (Ottawa) – 137 digs
- Kennedy Snape (Calgary) – 132 digs
- Carleigh Bailey (Windsor) – 126 digs
- Madison Fyvie (Winnipeg) – 112 digs
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