Brown named to CW All-Rookie Team

CALGARY – Matthew Brown of the University of Calgary Dinos has been named to the Canada West Men’s Volleyball All-Rookie Team, the conference announced Wednesday morning.

The 6-foot-4 setter from Sunnyside, Man., had a stellar first season in the Scarlet & Gold. Brown finished his first season in the loaded Canada West conference with 321 total assists. He also tallied 23 kills on the year, 20 total blocks and a pair of service aces in league play. Brown also played a big role in Calgary’s Canada West play-in series win over city rival Mount Royal this past weekend, racking up a season-high 48 assists in the clinching game-three win. In that series alone, Brown contributed with 112 assists, 12 kills, 18 digs and three blocks.

Brown and the Dinos continue their playoff run this weekend with a best-of-three series in Vancouver against UBC, starting Thursday.

COMPLETE LIST OF CANADA WEST ALL-STARS

Name / Postition / University / Year / Hometown
 
First Team All-Stars
Reeve Gingera / OH / UBC / 4th Year / Calgary, Alta.
Emmett Graham / OH / Saskatchewan / 5th Year / Saskatoon, Sask.
Mason Greves / Setter / UBC / 5th Year / Calgary, Alta.
Anselm Rein / Setter / Trinity Western / 5th Year / Erfurt, Germany
Jacob Sargent / OH / Alberta / 4th Year / Lethbridge, Alta.
Kaden Schmidt / OH / Trinity Western / 4th Year / Mississauga, Ont.
Zach van Geel / Setter / UBCO / 5th Year / Calgary, Alta.

Second Team All-Stars
Trent Cherewaty / Middle / Alberta / 3rd Year / Mulmur, Ont.
Jonah Dueck / Middle / Manitoba / 5th Year / Rosenort, Man.
Tom Friesen / OH / Brandon / 5th Year / Reinfeld, Man.
Jordy Heppner / Middle / Manitoba / 4th Year / Winnipeg, Man.
Kale Orr / OH / Mount Royal / 1st Year / Magrath, Alta.
Cory Schoenherr / Middle / Trinity Western / 5th Year / Waterloo, Ont.
Thys Weststrate / Middle / UBCO / 4th Year / Kelowna, B.C.

All-Rookie Team
Ethan Baraniuk / OH / Brandon / 1st Year / Brandon, Man.
Matthew Brown / Setter / Calgary / 1st Year / Sunnyside, Man.
Yahia Elsayed / Libero / UFV / 1st Year / Oakville, Ont.
Daniel Hitchens / Middle Opposite / Thompson Rivers / 1st Year / Tauranga, NZ
Parker Ocampo / Libero / UBC / 1st Year / Oakville, Ont.
Kale Orr / OH / Mount Royal / 1st Year / Magrath, Alta.
Kai Toney / OH / Mount Royal / 1st Year / Winnipeg, Man.

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