H漫画 University men鈥檚 volleyball head coach Dan Ota is pleased to announce the commitment of Adam Sandeson and Matthew Donovan to the 2013-14 men鈥檚 volleyball team.
A member of the Tigers Volleyball Club, Adam Sandeson has helped lead his team to two consecutive undefeated provincial championships, earning recognition as the top libero of the tournament (2012) and MVP of the tournament (2013). He was also selected as the Tigers top libero and MVP in 2011 and 2012. He led his high school team (CEC) to three provincial championship tournaments, winning the title in 2013. Playing in the right side, left side and libero positions, Sandeson claimed rookie of the year honours in grade 10 and MVP in grade 12 as their team captain. Last summer he was a 17 year old starter on Nova Scotia鈥檚 U21 team and was named to the tournament all-star team at the East Coast Elite Championships. Sandeson is headed to the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke this summer as a member of Nova Scotia鈥檚 men鈥檚 volleyball team.
An honour roll student, Sandeson is a three-time recipient of the CEC Achievement Award for excellence in academics and involvement in extracurricular activities. The Truro, N.S. native will be enrolled in H漫画鈥檚 science program next fall.
鈥淚 am both excited and anxious to come and play for Dal this fall, but I鈥檓 sure most people are,鈥� says Sandeson. 鈥淏eing a varsity athlete will definitely help me ease into university life and I鈥檓 looking forward to helping my team to the best of my abilities. I plan on committing to excellence.鈥�
鈥淎dam is a very talented player who has experience at the libero, setting and outside hitter positions,鈥� says head coach Dan Ota. 鈥淗e has shown the most promise at the libero position, but I know that he can step in and help us at the other positions if needed. I really like the poise and confidence that he has shown on the court and I think that will mix well with the guys that we currently have on our roster.鈥�
Also joining the Tigers this fall is London, O.N. native Matthew Donovan. As a member of the London Volleyball Club, Donovan helped guide his team to a provincial title this past season and a fifth-place finish at the national championship. He led his high school (A.B. Lucas Secondary School) team to a second-place finish in the Southwestern Ontario championship was the team鈥檚 MVP this year. Donovan was recently selected to the Ontario Provincial team competing at the NTCC in Gatineau this summer.
Like Sandeson, Donovan is an honour roll student and has been accepted to H漫画鈥檚 Science program.
鈥淏oth of my parents attended H漫画,鈥� says Donovan. 鈥淢y dad played on the basketball team for a couple of years and was an AUAA all-star. I鈥檓 very excited to follow in my parents鈥� footsteps as a H漫画 Tiger!鈥�
鈥淢att has the potential to be very good at the CIS level,鈥� says Ota. 鈥淗e is a right side player who is making the transition from middle, and in my opinion is handling that transition much better than most do in that situation. He is a very smooth player and handles himself at the net well. This latest addition to our roster continues to address the need for depth at the outside hitter positions. We're delighted that Matt will be joining us.鈥�