to eventual winner Trinity Western Spartans at their home gym. For the 2012-13 season, the Bobcats finished in sixth place in the regular season with a 13-9 record, but excelled in the playoffs and won their first Canada West championship in a victory over the Manitoba Bisons. The team advanced to the 2013 national championships where they finished with a bronze medal after defeating the Western Mustangs. In 2019, they took home the Canada West championship, their second conference title, beating Trinity Western three sets to two. In the national tournament, the Bobcats defeated the Carabins and the Golden Bears to advance to the championship game, but were defeated by the Spartans in a rematch, losing three sets to none. The Bobcats have had two players win the League MVP Award, with Paul Sanderson winning in 2010 and Elliot Viles winning in 2019. Alumni: Joel Small Andrew Korol Paul Sanderson Kevin Miller Elliot Viles James Weir Robin Baghdady Mason Metcalf Reece Dixon Brady Nault Seth Friesen Women's Volleyball Head coach: Lee Carter Assistant coach: Kevin Neufeld Assistant coach: Shane Smith Assistant coach: Andrew Korol Assistant coach: Lisa Whyte The Bobcats women's volleyball team joined Canada West in the 2005-06 season. Former Bobcats are in the Canada West record books. Teagan Hunter ranks in career kills (1,006), Becky Young is second all-time in career assists (3,338) and Erin Visch-Krahn is among all-time in career blocks (271). In the 2015-16 season, Shanlee McLennan set the Canada West record for career aces. Following the 2010-2011 season Meaghan Robertson was named to the CIS all-rookie team, Hunter was named second team all-Canadian, and German import player Donata Huebert was named CIS libero of the year. Alumni: Erin Visch-Krahn Ashley Creighton Teagan Hunter Becky Young Donata Huebert Former teams Ice Hockey The Bobcats, and previously the Caps, ice hockey team was at one point the centre-piece of Brandon University Athletics. Records show Brandon College having both men's and women's hockey teams as early as 1910. Arguably the most successful ice hockey program was under head coach (and former player) Andy Murray, who in the 1980-1981 season led the Bobcats to a 23-1 regular season record, a No. 1 national ranking and a berth in the national championship. Alumni: Mike Johnston Don Raleigh Frank McKinnon Andy Murray Merv Tweed Tim Lenardon Peter Gerlinger Football Re-introduced to Brandon College in 1950 under the leadership of Coach Al