OUVC: Oxford University Volleyball Club

04/02/10Another week, more volleyball

Whizzing through the week's events...

M2 beat Aston 3-1 away.
MNVL take on league leaders Tendring.
WNVL play their next Shield game on Sunday against ?
Several OUVCers will be partaking in the Dublin Blitz - wish them luck!
The draw for BUCS crossovers was made - matches take place on Wed 17 Feb. M1 play London Imperial away, W1 play St. Andrews at home (phew!!!).

I think that's everything.

31/01/10Student men finish in style

M1 squeezed in another match this week after their fantastic result against Lufbra. On Saturday they played their rearranged match against Cranfield, proving to be far too powerful for the opposition and easing to a 3-0 victory. The result means that the boys finish 2nd in their division, currently tied on points with Lufbra (edit: who don't have a game in hand, but win on head-to-head performance against Oxford). The result is a testament to the guys' commitment this year, when they haven't necessarily had their strongest squad, but pulled together to achieve a position that has been out of reach in recent times. In contrast, Cambridge lost some key players (as did Oxford) and they finished bottom meaning they'll be joining M2 in Div 2 next year.

WNVL had a busy weekend - they played their postponed Shield match against Dartford and progressed to the next round with a simple 3-0 win. Today they played a triangular in Bristol, and suffered a surprise 1-3 defeat to Team Southampton. The hosts, Bristol, were expected to be the more difficult team, but against them normal service was resumed and they won 3-0.

Congratulations also go to W2, who won their first match of the season (they have only played 3 so far, so that's not as bad a si it sounds!). Well done girls!

27/01/10UNDEFEATED

W1 capped off a fine season in the BUCS Midlands Division 1A with a straight sets victory over Warwick. It means they finish 1st, having lost only 4 sets over the course of the season. All that remains now is Varsity, EVA & BUCS! Congratulations to the girls & Captain Erica & Coach Jon for what has been a great season already.

M1 also had a day to celebrate with a rare victory over Loughborough. The boys were clear winners, by a margin of 3 sets to 1. The result means that they're guaranteed at least third place and a BUCS crossover match to get to the BUCS finals. Well done guys!

25/01/10Win some, lose some

The MNVL had their first matches in almost a month, against teams at both ends of the division. They were comfortable winners against Brentwood Estonians, who currently sit bottom, and then had a very close match against Watford Danes who were one place above them. You can read all about the fixture in the two match reports.

This week's student matches see W1 take on Warwick to achieve undefeated league status for the entire season! Meanwhile M1 have a massive game at home against Loughborough. Do go and give some support if you can - warm-up is 15:00 at Iffley.

The WNVL team have a busy weekend, playing their latest Shield game against Dartford on Saturday, and a triangular against Southampton and Bristol on Sunday.

Finally, if you don't feel like you get your fill of volleyball from the OUVC site, then an OUVC Alumni - Andrea Fryrear - has set up her own volleyball site: Volleyball-Life.com. Do go and check it out, it's full of helpful info & tips.

20/01/10Post-Xmas Blues!

Oxford students were back in action after their long break. The women kept their unbeaten record against a determined Cambridge team. Meanwhile M2 had a tough game against a strong Warwick side, who had only dropped one set before today. Now they've dropped two! :)

The WNVL team have already been in action in 2010, playing Cardiff and Bath away. They were comfortable victors over Cardiff, who perhaps didn't provide enough of a warm-up and the ladies then lost 3-0 to a powerful Bath squad. They'll be looking to bounce back when they play the next round of the Shield against Dartford.

Finally, make sure to put a note in your diary/GCalendar/whatever - the Varsity Match is going to be on February 28th 2010, in Oxford. Be sure to tell your friends so that we can make some noise for the Oxford teams!

17/01/10Training times UPDATE

The Thursday sessions will rotate between men and women, starting this week.

See the training times page to check which hall and time your session will be.

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Welcome!

OUVC is a volleyball club with teams that cater for students and non-students, and we're also involved with teaching volleyball in UK schools. If you'd like to learn more about the club, please visit our Club Info page.

The NVL teams started their season recently, and the students will begin once term starts. If you are interested in playing in either of these teams please contact the appropriate captain.