OUA Quarter Final: Varsity Blues blank Gee-Gees; advance to semis

TORONTO - The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17) in OUA quarter-final action on Friday, Feb. 19 at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.

With the win, the top seeded team in the East will advance to the Final Four next weekend (Feb. 26-27). The event will be hosted by the highest seed, which will be determined after the McMaster Marauders and Waterloo Warriors play in the only remaining quarter-final tomorrow night.

Fifth-year right side hitter and OUA first team all-star Kristina Vlajas (Toronto) led the Blues with 15 kills, six digs and two blocks. OUA second team all-star Karlee Diesing of Coquitlam B.C. also stepped up to the occasion with 10 kills, 10 digs and three serving aces on the night.

Michelle Wood (Toronto), the OUA East libero of the year, led all players with 13 digs, while setter Kathleen Mahannah (North Vancouver, B.C.) had 33 assists in the victory.

The Gee-Gees were led by Karina Krueger-Schwanke's (Blumenau, Brazil) 10-kill and 12-dig performance, while rookie Melissa Morelli chipped in with seven kills and nine digs in the losing effort.

In other quarter-final action across the OUA, the Queen's Gaels defeated the defending champion York Lions 3-1, while the Western Mustangs shut out the Guelph Gryphons 3-0. Both the Gaels and Mustangs have also secured a berth to the semi-final round.

Source: Toronto Varsity Blues