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CONSOLATION #2 CIS championship: No. 7 Mustangs move on to consolation final
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNB (0) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Western (3) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| UNB | Western |
|---|---|
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K:
Tanya Paulin - 10
B: Tanya Paulin - 6 D: Monica Jones - 5 SA: Amanda Bakker - 3 |
K:
Elaine Screaton - 11
B: 2 Players (#1, #5 - 6) D: Claire Morrow - 14 SA: 3 Players (#1, #10, #14 - 1) |
| TEAM STATISTICS | UNB | Western |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .140 | .155 |
| Blocks | 8.0 | 11.5 |
| Digs | 15 | 50 |
| Aces | 4 | 3 |
Photo credit Michel Arnautovitch
QUEBEC CITY (CIS) – After battling hard in a thrilling
five-set match Friday night, the seventh-seeded Western Ontario
Mustangs defeated the No. 6 UNB Varsity Reds in three sets of
25-23, 25-21 and 25-22 in the second consolation game of the CIS
women’s volleyball championship at University Laval’s
PEPS Stadium, Saturday afternoon.
Championship website (live webcasts): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wvball
The Ontario champion Mustangs, who were edged by No. 2 Trinity
Western in the opening round, will face the No. 5 Montreal Carabins
for fofth place in the country Sunday at 11 a.m.
For the AUS champion V-Reds, the loss marked the end of their
tournament, and season.
UNB gave the Mustangs a hard time early in the game, taking the
lead 16-11 at the second technical timeout. Still ahead 20-15, the
Reds quietly let it slip until the score was tied at 22 by Western.
The Mustangs took the following point and went on to take the set
25-23.
In the second set, the Mustangs held a slim lead all the way
through to finally take a 2-0 priority with a 25-21 win.
The Varsity Reds tried to bounce back in the third by taking
control of the set 10-7. But just like they did in the first, the
Mustangs closed the gap and tied the game 22-22, before pulling the
next three points to put an end to the match.
“We didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for them but
we watched enough of them that our game plan worked well,”
said Mustangs’ head coach Dave Edwards. “One of our key
players had to leave the city because of her healing mother so the
girls found the strength to be there for each other and to help us
through this today.”
“It’s frustrating, it’s the third time in four
years that we made it here and every time it’s an Ontario
team that beats us on the second day, so it’s a little
tough,” admitted UNB’s pilot John Richard. “I
just didn’t think we were disciplined enough defensively. We
got tight in every set and had our chances, but defensively we
weren’t very good. It was the difference for sure.”
With 11 kills, 12 digs and two blocks, Elaine Screaton was named
player of the game for the winners. For UNB, Tanya Paulin received
the honour. She piled up 10 kills and 3.5 blocks for a total of
13.5 points.
STAT LEADERS
Western Ontario
Kills: Elaine Screaton (11), Sarah Johnston (10)
Points: Sarah Johnston (13.5), Elaine Screaton (13)
Blocks: Sarah Johnston (3.5), Christie-Lee Wilson (3)
Digs: Claire Morrow (14), Elaine Screaton (12)
Service aces: Christie-Lee Wilson, Stephanie Kreuter, Jennifer
Pierce (1)
Assists: Jenna Thomson (26)
Player of the match: Elaine Screaton
UNB
Kills: Tanya Paulin (10), Erica Hay (9)
Points: Tanya Paulin (13.5), Erica Hay (10.5)
Blocks: Tanya Paulin (3.5)
Digs: Monica Jones (5)
Service aces: Amanda Bakker (3)
Assists: Amanda Bakker (26)
Player of the match: Tanya Paulin
CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
NOTE: Live webcast of all matches at http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wvball
Friday, March 4
Quarter-final #1: UBC 3, Sherbrooke 1 (25-13, 25-18, 23-25,
25-12)
Quarter-final #2: Alberta 3, Montreal 1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-20,
25-22)
Quarter-final #3: Trinity Western 3, Western Ontario 2 (25-23,
19-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-8)
Quarter-final #4: Laval 3, UNB 1 (27-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17)
Saturday, March 5
Consolation #1: Montreal 3, Sherbrooke 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-17)
Consolation #2: Western Ontario 3, UNB 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-22)
18:00 Semifinal #1: UBC vs. Alberta
20:00 Semifinal #2: Trinity Western vs. Laval
Sunday, March 6
11:00 5th place: Montreal vs. Western Ontario
13:00 Bronze medal
16:30 Championship final
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