Remember where you were when...
The Redmen won?On January 18, 2002, the McGill men's volleyball team won a 3-2 road decision over Sherbrooke at the Pavillon Univestrie. Nearly seven years later, the Redmen recorded a 3-1 win in the same venue on January 9, to end a streak of 85-straight losses to Quebec schools. The losing streak was the longest in Quebec volleyball history.
The Redmen couldn't keep their momentum going, however, and followed up that win with a four-game losing streak to Quebec schools. They finished the season 4-14, with two wins over Memorial and one over UNB. Despite their record, two Redmen-setter Ryan Brant and power hitter Matthew Mosseler-were named second-team all-stars.
The Martlets won?Four months before the men's volleyball team snapped their losing streak, the field hockey team ended a streak of their own. With a 1-0 win over the Queen's Golden Gaels, the Martlets recorded their first victory in 36 tries, a streak of futility dating back nearly three years. It was the team's lone win this season, but the program made significant strides this season nonetheless. Goaltender Shauna Kearns and midfielder Camille St. Cyr were named second-team all-stars, and co-coaches Jean-Pierre Turpain and Laurent Fayen received OUA Coach of the Year honours.
McGill filled the stadium and Jamall Lee went off?Decades from now, historians won't remember McGill's "Fill the Stadium" for the 6,000 screaming fans that packed Molson Stadium on September 19; they'll remember Bishop's running back Jamall Lee's heroic effort. The Gaiter's senior running back romped over the Redmen's pathetic defence for 391 rushing yards-just four shy of the single-game CIS record-and four touchdowns en route to a 45-21 win.
-Jacob Kanter
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