Nipissing hosting 2012 OCAA Men’s Volleyball Championships
The finest collegiate men’svolleyball teams in Ontario will be at Nipissing University later this month
competing for gold medal glory in the 2012 Ontario Collegiate Athletics
Association (OCAA) Men’s Provincial Volleyball Championships.
Nipissing University
announced today that they are the host institution for the championships,
taking place February 23 – 25, 2012.
The three day championship
tournament will feature eight teams from across Ontario. The top two teams in each division qualify
for the championships; the remaining four teams are determined by crossover
playoff matches.
The Lakers team currently
holds second place in the OCAA West division with a 12 – 1 record, two points
back of the Humber Hawks and two points up on the Mohawk Mountaineers.
This will be the first major
tournament to be held in Nipissing’s newly expanded Robert J. Surtees Athletics
Centre, which opened this year. The expansion
includes a new 20,000 square-foot gymnasium that features seating for 1,200
spectators and a 17-foot by 11-foot jumbotron video board for highlights and
videos. The facility also features a
Living Wall, an interior wall completely covered with vegetation, that improves
air quality and reduces heating costs while offering some very cool aesthetic
value as well.
“Nipissing is excited to be
able to host the provincial championships.
It’s a prestigious event and we are very pleased to invite our community
and our province to come to our new facility and see some of the finest
student-athletes in the province compete for volleyball gold,” said Vito
Castiglione, Nipissing’s manager of sports and recreation and the tournament
chair. “It is going to be a great experience for our team and our fans, as well
as, the entire city.”
The university also unveiled
the ticket information for the tournament:
- Student Day Pass: $5/day
- Student Tournament Pass:
$10 - Adult day Pass: $10/day
- Adult Tournament Pass: $20
- Children Under 12: Free
For more information, please
see the website: www.nipissingathletics.ca/ocaamvb/