Rams defeat Alberta to win U SPORTS national championship
By Luke Bellus QUEBEC CITY—Mark this date down, folks. The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team have won the U Sports Final 8 national championship, defeating the Alberta Golden Pandas, 3-1. With the...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Rams volleyball star Julie Longman?
By Luke Bellus Julie Longman’s Instagram bio used to read “Ryerson Rams volleyball libero #18.” That has since been replaced by three letters: “TBD” (To be determined). The three-letter acronym could...
View Article2018-19 Preview: Rams men’s volleyball team motivated to create new identity
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Michael Mazzei With the 2018-19 season just days away from getting underway, the Ryerson Rams men’s volleyball team is out to prove that they can build off of their...
View ArticleDon’t call it a comeback: Brett Hagarty’s new beginnings with Rams volleyball
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Tom McCabe Brett Hagarty considers herself to be a rookie on the Rams women’s volleyball team. Although 24 years old with a degree from Queen’s University and three years of...
View ArticleRams unveil championship banner, defeat Badgers in four-set battle
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Peter Ash The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team opened their season with a bang, defeating the Brock Badgers in four sets (25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18) on Wednesday night at...
View ArticleBringing it home: Ryerson unveils first-ever national banner
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Peter Ash and Christian Ryan In April, the Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team defeated the Alberta Golden Bears in an epic five-set battle to claim the U SPORTS national...
View ArticleRams shake off defensive issues, top Warriors in four-sets
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Thomas Debost The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team topped the Waterloo Warriors in four sets in a jam-packed Coca-Cola Court at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Feb. 8....
View ArticleRams fall to Thunderbirds in U SPORTS national title game
Reading Time: 1 minute By Peter Ash The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team fell short of their second consecutive national title on March 17, losing to the UBC Thunderbirds in five sets (25-14,...
View ArticleLooking forward: Women’s volleyball hopes to remain a national powerhouse
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Joseph Casciaro The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team was coming off a season that saw them win the 2018 national championship, and they came so close to grabbing another...
View Article2019-20 Preview: Rams women’s volleyball looking for third trip to national...
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Lara Kuipers After back-to-back visits to the U SPORTS national championship game, the Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team is ready to do it all over again for the third...
View ArticleRams roll through Thunderwolves in season opener
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kintaro Skinner The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team started their season off at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Oct. 25, as they took the Lakehead Thunderwolves to task...
View ArticleRams squeeze by Varsity Blues in battle of titans
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kintaro Skinner In a rematch of last year’s Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship game, the Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team got their revenge against the...
View ArticleNo. 1 Rams limp to victory over Paladins
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kintaro Skinner The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team came into their seventh game of the season ranking number one in the nation for the first time this season. However,...
View ArticleRams trounce young Excalibur in final game of semester
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kintaro Skinner The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team defeated the Trent Excalibur in a one-sided affair 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-8) on Nov. 23 at the Mattamy Athletic...
View ArticleRams suffer first home loss of the season to Mustangs
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kintaro Skinner In climactic fashion, the No. 9 ranked Western Mustangs defeated the No. 2 Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team in five sets—25-21, 16-25, 16-25, 25-22,...
View ArticleRyerson rebounds with win against Windsor
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Gary-Joseph Panganiban The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team bounced back on Jan. 11 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre against the Windsor Lancers in four sets—20-25, 25-18,...
View ArticleRams best Lions in tight matinee matchup
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Daniel Michael Centeno The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team (16-2) defeated the York Lions (9-8) in a close four-set match—26-24, 26-24, 16-25, 25-21—on Feb. 15 at the...
View ArticleRams lose decisive fifth set to Gaels in Hagarty’s final regular season match
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Daniel Michael Centeno The Ryerson Rams could not complete the fifth set comeback and fall 3-2 to the Queen’s Gaels—23-25, 14-25, 25-15, 25-14, 13-15—in Brett Hagarty’s final...
View ArticleGryphons upset Rams in OUA quarter-finals
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Daniel Michael Centeno The Ryerson Rams women’s volleyball team end their season in the Ontario University Association (OUA) quarter-finals after being eliminated by the...
View ArticleUnrecruited love
Reading Time: 9 minutes Not everyone enters university sports as a coveted athlete By Gary-Joseph Panganiban Photo by Joseph Shenouda M ost varsity athletes are recruited to play for their university...
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