2015-2016 coaching staff Chris Lawson is in his ninth and final season as the head coach of the Waterloo men s volleyball program. Lawson has guided the Warriors to five straight OUA final four s and two straight CIS Championships after Waterloo got past Queen s in this year s OUA bronze medal match. Lawson has accumulated a 109-71 regular season record and has led Waterloo to the OUA playoffs every year he s been at the helm. Lawson brings a solid background of coaching volleyball on several levels. He has over 15 years coaching experience with OVA and club teams, 20 years coaching senior high school (men s and women s), and over 25 years of volleyball camp leadership. Lawson has also coached with the Team Canada Youth program, Team Ontario Men, and the Ontario Summer Games team for several years. Lawson is a NCCP level III coach. He is currently involved in administrative roles with Volleyball Ontario including Provincial Team Coach Selection Committee and LTAD Implementation Committee. Lawson has received numerous high school and provincial coaching awards in his career and was named the 2013-14 OUA coach of the year. Shayne White returns for his fifth season as assistant coach of the Waterloo men s volleyball program. White was a head coach of the Laurier Golden Hawks from 2002-2010 and head coach of the Laurier women s team the season prior. White is level III certified NCCP and spent time as the Canada Games head coach (silver medal in 2009) and Canada Games assistant coach (bronze medal in 2005). White also had time as the head coach of Team Alberta. CHRIS LAWSON - HEAD COACH (9TH SEASON) SHAYNE WHITE - ASSISTANT COACH LUKE SNIDER - ASSISTANT COACH Luke Snider enters his third season as assistant coach of the men s program. Snider is no stranger to Ontario University Athletics (OUA) women s volleyball scene spending five seasons across the street with the Laurier Golden Hawks and the last two seasons assisting the men s program. Snider also coached team Ontario for four seasons. Snider is a level three certified coach who brings a wealth of experience to the team. His team-first approach and winning attitude will give the men s volleyball program a redefined look going into the 2014-15 season. Snider has also had abundant success as a player. He was the libero on the Canadian National team from 2001-2006 and won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Championship with the Alberta Golden Bears in 2002. Snider is looking forward to his second season as the Warriors bench boss and making a continued impact in the 2015-16 season. 2015-2016 Support staff Nicole Van Den Hoogan Student Therapist Mikayla Macdonald Student Therapist Geen Frew Student Therapist
2015-2016; A Season of resiliency The Waterloo Warriors men s volleyball season could have been defined in a moment when the players weren t even on the court. It was December 23, 2015, and the Warriors had just been dealt a massive blow: four wins from November had just been stripped from the team due to the use of an ineligible player. The rules infraction was unintentional; a simple misunderstanding of course-load requirements. But it was an infraction nonetheless, and the Warriors saw their 7-4 record plummet all the way to 3-8. As far as early Christmas gifts go, this was a volleyball-sized chunk of coal in the Warriors collective stocking. But instead of letting that moment define them, head coach Chris Lawson and his team saw an opportunity. We have decided it is only going to make us stronger, said Lawson in December. Every team faces adversity throughout the season, and although this is a different kind, we are confident we can come together with a goal of qualifying for the postseason. They did more than just qualify. Faced with a virtual must-win situation for every match of the second half of the season, the Warriors rattled off an 8-1 record to finish 5th in the OUA. Then, they punched their ticket to their 5th straight OUA final four by upending the Toronto Varsity Blues in the first round of playoff action. And, after falling to the eventual champion McMaster Marauders in the OUA semifinals, Waterloo had a chance to qualify for the CIS national championships in the OUA Bronze medal match against the Queen s Gaels. The Warriors once again faced a possible defining moment when they fell behind two sets to one. But two nailbiting sets and one emotional comeback later, the Warriors claimed OUA Bronze, and their second consecutive trip to the CIS National Championships. I am proud of our guys to bounce back and earn a scrappy victory over the Gaels, said Lawson. It s been a season of resiliency for us, and I expect it to continue into nationals. The Warriors have a daunting front-court attack, led by third-year Outside Hitter Braden Cok. The first-team OUA all-star registered 3.9 kills per set in the regular season, and he exploded for 23 kills in the five-set OUA Bronze medal match. Fellow first-team all-star Libero Erich Woolley led the OUA with 2.76 digs per set, and setter Gibson Graham was second in the conference with 10.08 assists per set. Add to that the blocking prowess of Jordan McKonkey (65 total blocks on the season), and the secondary scoring power of brothers Greg and Aidan Simone, and the Warriors have the tools to compete with any team in the nation. After posting a 0-2 record at last year s CIS National Championships, the seasoned War- riors are back with something to prove. And if their ability to overcome adversity this season has taught the Warriors anything, it s that their defining moment could still be coming this weekend. 2015-16 MEN'S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Regular Season: 11-9 Playoffs: 2-1 REGULAR SEASON DATE RESULT (SET SCORES) OPPONENT HOME/AWAY 15-10-23 15-10-30 15-10-31 15-11-06 15-11-07 15-11-13 15-11-15 15-11-20 15-11-21 15-11-27 15-11-28 16-01-15 16-01-16 16-01-22 16-01-23 16-02-05 16-02-06 16-02-13 16-02-14 16-02-21 L 2-3 (17-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 8-15) W 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 26-24) L 2-3 (24-26, 18-25, 25-23, 25-17, 13-15) L 0-3 (16-25, 22-25, 15-25) W 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21) W 3-1 (25-13, 25-19, 22-25, 25-13) W 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-20) W 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21) W 3-1 (25-23, 16-25, 25-20, 25-21) W 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-23) W 3-2 (25-17, 22-25, 24-26, 25-16, 15-6) W 3-1 (23-25, 28-26, 25-21, 25-17) W 3-2 (25-21, 17-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-9) L 0-3 (24-26, 22-25, 15-25) W 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23) McMaster York Nipissing McMaster Guelph Ryerson Toronto Windsor Western RMC Queen s Windsor Western Ryerson Toronto RMC Queen s Nipissing York Guelph PLAYOFFS DATE RESULT (SET SCORES) 16-02-27 W 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23) 16-03-03 L 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 24-26) 16-03-04 W 3-2 (24-26, 25-17, 16-25, 25-23, 15-12) OPPONENT HOME/AWAY Toronto (OUA quarter-finals) McMaster (OUA semifinals) Queen s (OUA bronze)
# NAME POS. HT. WT. ELIG. COURSE HOMETOWN PROVINCE 1 Nikola Dimitrijevic Setter 6-3 185 2 Math Mississauga ON 2 Braden Cok Outside 6-5 185 3 Computer Science Waterloo ON 3 Philippe Piche Libero 6-1 190 3 Science & Business Ottawa ON 4 Aaron Wiersma Outside 6-6 195 3 Systems Design Engineering St. Catharines ON 5 Kuil Schoneveld Outside 6-4 175 1 Systems Design Engineering Woodstock ON 6 Aman Rakkar Setter 6-3 185 1 Kinesiology Cambridge ON 7 Erich Woolley Libero 6-2 210 5 English New Dundee ON 8 Aidan Simone Outside 6-4 190 3 Biochemistry London ON 10 Cameron Kapteyn Outside 6-2 175 2 Kinesiology Hamilton ON 11 Trevor Coathup Middle 6-5 195 3 Nanotechnology Ottawa ON 12 Shaunak Pandit Middle 6-6 220 1 Kinesiology Brampton ON 13 Gibson Graham Setter 6-1 185 3 Recreation & Leisure Markham ON 14 Jonathan Loos Middle 6-6 195 1 Systems Design Engineering Delaware ON 15 Jordan McConkey Middle 6-7 195 3 Science & Business Stratford ON 16 Waylon Chen Libero 6-1 185 1 Kinesiology Markham ON 17 Greg Simone Outside 6-1 190 5 Recreation & Business (Masters) London ON 18 Daniel Fiddick Outside 6-6 180 1 Math Warwick Bermuda COACHING STAFF Chris Lawson Shayne White Luke Snider Alex Dodds Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach SUPPORT STAFF Nicole Van Den Hoogen Mikayla Macdonald Geena Frew Athletic Therapist Student Therapist Student Therapist
2015-2016 waterloo warriors roster #1 NIKOLA DIMITRIJEVIC #7 ERICH WOOLLEY #13 GIBSON GRAHAM HEIGHT: 6 3 HEIGHT: 6 2 HEIGHT: 6 1 WEIGHT: 175 WEIGHT: 210 POSITION: SETTER POSITION: LIBERO POSITION: SETTER ELIGIBILITY YEAR: 2 ELIGIBILITY YEAR: 5 PROGRAM: MATH PROGRAM: ENGLISH HOMETOWN: MISSISSAUGA, ON HOMETOWN: NEW DUNDEE, ON #2 BRADEN COK #8 Aidan Simone PROGRAM: RECREATION & LEISURE HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ON #14 JONATHAN LOOS HEIGHT: 6 5 HEIGHT: 6 5 HEIGHT: 6 6 WEIGHT: 190 WEIGHT: 195 PROGRAM: COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM: BIOCHEMISTRY HOMETOWN: WATERLOO, ON HOMETOWN: LONDON, ON #3 PHILIPPE PICHE #9 ETHAN RUDD PROGRAM: SYSTEMS DESIGN HOMETOWN: DELAWARE, ON #15 JORDAN MCCONKEY HEIGHT: 6 1 HEIGHT: 6 7 WEIGHT: 195 POSITION: LIBERO PROGRAM: SCIENCE & BUSINESS HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ON #4 AARON WIERSMA ELIGIBILITY YEAR: 2 PROGRAM: MECHANICAL HOMETOWN: CAMBRIDGE, ON #10 CAMERON KAPTEYN PROGRAM: SCIENCE & BUSINESS HOMETOWN: STRATFORD, ON #16 WAYLON CHEN HEIGHT: 6 6 HEIGHT: 6 3 HEIGHT: 6 2 WEIGHT: 190 WEIGHT: 170 WEIGHT: 190 POSITION: LIBERO ELIGIBILITY YEAR: 2 PROGRAM: SYSTEMS HOMETOWN: ST. CATHARINES, ON HOMETOWN: HAMILTON, ON HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ON #6 AMAN RAKKAR #11 TREVOR COATHUP #17 GREG SIMONE HEIGHT: 6 5 ELIGIBILITY YEAR: 5 PROGRAM: NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: RECREATION & POSITION: SETTER HOMETOWN: CAMBRIDGE, ON #5 KUIL SCHONEVELD HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ON #12 SHAUNAK PANDIT BUS. (MASTERS) HOMETOWN: LONDON, ON #18 DANIEL FIDDICK HEIGHT: 6 6 HEIGHT: 6 1 WEIGHT: 200 PROGRAM: SYSTEMS DESIGN HOMETOWN: WOODSTOCK, ON HOMETOWN: BRAMPTON, ON PROGRAM: MATH HOMETOWN: WARWICK, BERMUDA
WAterloo men's volleyball history at the cis championships WATERLOO WARRIORS 2015-16 BRONZE medallists Appearances: 7 Last Appearance: 2014-15 Record at CIS Championships: 9-9 Results: 3 Bronze Medals, 2 fifth place finishes, 1 sixth place finish, 1 seventh place finish 1989-90 (BRONZE MEDAL) Round Robin: Waterloo 3, Alberta 2 (14-16, 15-13, 15-13, 14-16, 15-13) Round Robin: Manitoba 3, Waterloo 0 (15-9, 15-4, 15-6) Bronze Medal Match: Waterloo 3, Saskatchewan 0 (15-8, 15-6, 15-8) PAST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS: 1990-91 (BRONZE MEDAL) 1983-84 (BRONZE MEDAL) Round Robin: Waterloo 3, Calgary 2 (14-16, 10-15, 15-7, 15-6, 15-11) Bronze Medal Match: Waterloo 3, Sherbrooke 2 (15-11, 7-15, 15-10, 11-15, 15-8) Round Robin: Manitoba 3, Waterloo 0 (15-9, 15-11, 15-6) Bronze Medal Match: Waterloo 3, Dalhousie 0 (17-15, 15-7, 15-4) 1994-95 (5TH PLACE) 1985-86 (5TH PLACE) Round Robin: Manitoba 3, Waterloo 1 (15-7, 15-13, 14-16, 15-4) Round Robin: Waterloo 3, Dalhousie 1 (12-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-5) Consolation Match: Waterloo 3, Laval 2 (10-15, 15-11, 14-16, 15-11, 16-14) 1988-89 (6TH PLACE) Round Robin: UBC 3, Waterloo 2 (12-15, 15-10, 15-11, 3-15, 15-10) Round Robin: Calgary 3, Waterloo 0 (15-7, 15-7, 15-6) Consolation: York 3, Waterloo 0 (15-11, 18-16, 15-6) Round Robin: Alberta 3, Waterloo 0 (15-11, 15-3, 15-10) Round Robin: Waterloo 3, Toronto 2 (15-10, 12-15, 13-15, 15-5, 15-8) Consolation: Waterloo 3, Saskatchewan 2 (15-8, 5-15, 15-10, 13-15, 15-10) 2014-15 (7TH PLACE) Round Robin: Alberta 3, Waterloo 0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-22) Consolation: York 3, Waterloo 2 (25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 16-14)
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