ANCASTER, ON – The Redeemer Royals women's volleyball team kick off their season on Saturday, October 24th at home against the Sheridan Bruins. 

The Royals are coming off a 12-4 record in 2025-26, good for fourth in the OCAA West Division. Redeemer would win their Qualifying Playoff Game before ultimately dropping a five-set thriller to the Seneca Sting in the OCAA Playoff Quarter-Final. 

There is a lot of turnover with this year's roster, with many players looking for an opportunity to play an important role in this season's edition of the Royals. 

Alana DeJong is one of these players, and she'll be chasing some Royals' history in her fourth campaign at Redeemer. She is fifth all-time in assists in program history at 664. She needs just 20 to pass Brooklyn VanRooyen for fourth all-time. 

DeJong set the program record for single season assists per game at 8.89, 1.32 more than the next best Royal. She had the third best season in Royals history by assists, at 471. Becoming the third ever Royal to hit 1000 career assists is very doable. 

DeJong also led returning Royals in service aces with 19. 

Avry Sabo led returning Royals in kills last season with 53; Leah Lammers was just behind her at 47 through 28 and 24 sets respectively. Redeemer will be looking for the two outside hitters to take a step forward for the squad this season. 

The strength from last year's Royals was kills and digs. They were fifth in the entire OCAA kills/set (11.16) and second in digs/set (15.75). This is a trend they hope to keep up this season. 

The home opener for the Royals will be on Saturday, October 24th when they host the Sheridan Bruins at the Athletic Centre. First serve is at 1:00pm. 

 Be sure to wear pink to support PINK NIGHT for breast cancer awareness!