REDEEMER MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM HEADED TO SAN DIEGO

ANCASTER, Ont. - The Redeemer Royals men's volleyball team will head to San Diego, California over the Christmas Break. The trip, from December 28 to January 4, will see the Royals competing against some of the top college and university teams in Canada and training out of the San Diego Volleyball Club facility.

While in San Diego, the Royals will spend their time training and taking part in an exhibition tournament scheduled for December 29-31. There will also be some time off for the team for sightseeing.

Tournament play for the Royals will be intense and will be used to prepare the team for the second semester and possibly a run at the OCAA volleyball championship. The team will face the 2012 national championship host Columbia Bible College (ranked No. 11 in Canada), No. 9-ranked Red Deer College, No. 6-ranked Limoilou Collge, and No. 1 nationally-ranked Vancouver Island University while in California.

Athletic Director Dave Mantel commented, "It will provide the team with a high level of competition over the Christmas Break and will help to prepare the team for the second half stretch and potentially into playoffs. The team has shown over the last number of years that it has the ability to compete for provincial medals and this quality competitive environment is a great way to prepare the team both physically and mentally for some important games coming up in the second semester."

The Royals currently sit in fifth place in the OCAA West region with a 5-4 record. The team is ranked No. 7 in the province.

Source: Redeemer University College