Varsity volleyball team serves up OFSAA gold 
11/26/2008
Coaches Derek Poon and Michael Murphy deemed it “the greatest moment in UCC volleyball history.” UCC’s varsity volleyball team took the championship game against Ottawa’s Beatrice-Desloges, three sets to one, at the 20-team Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Associations’ (OFSAA) AAA tournament in Kingston, Ont., November 21 and 22.
It was the first medal ever for the team — and that medal happens to be gold. The victory played out in front of many cheering UCC parents, Old Boys and faculty.
“The Blues rode their fans’ energy to a thrilling 3-1 victory,” says Poon. “The team played amazing defence and attacked relentlessly.”
In the first set of the final match, UCC dropped the first set 23-25, then came back to win the next three sets 25-21, 25-22 and 25-15
“On the way back in the bus, the boys and the coaches never stopped smiling,” says Poon. “There was a lot of whooping and hollering and singing. It might have been the best bus ride we've ever had.”
In the semi-final, UCC took a hard-won match against top ranked Chattam-Kent. The rival took the first of the best-of-three sets, 25-18. UCC responded and remained in the driver's seat 25-21. The third set contained an unbelievable UCC comeback with a score of 16-14.
The OFSAA victory comes on the heels of UCC’s double soccer triumphs. In October, both the Varsity and the U13A teams — undefeated in all their tournament games — claimed trophies at the Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) National Championships at Trinity College School (TCS) in Port Hope, Ont. and at Crescent School in Toronto.