Box Score On paper it would be considered an upset but to Head Coach
Richard Eddy and the women's volleyball team, it's another win, an important win, as the No. 9 Warriors took out the No. 7 Brock Badgers in five sets on Friday night.
It was a packed PAC with over 650 fans in attendance witnessing some of the best volleyball in the province. The Warriors took a commanding two set lead, winning the first 25-18 and second 25-16, and it looked as if they would cruise to the finish line. The Badgers however showed why they were 6-1 coming in, winning the next two sets to send the match to a fifth.
In the fifth
Mackenzie Vallee (Waterdown/) and
Sarah Glynn (Fredericton/) had some timely kills while the Warrior defence stepped up to win the decisive set 15-11 and match 3-2.
Glynn led the way with 20.5 points on 15 kills and a game high five aces. She also had 12 digs and one block in the win. Vallee and
Karen Fan (Oakville/) both had career nights with 17 and 16 points respectively. Vallee put down 14 kills and added three service aces while Fan tallied 11 kills and had a game high four blocks.
Up the middle,
Ella Stewart (Ottawa/) and
Serena Otshudi (Stoney Creek/) were a major one-two punch in the match with eight and six kills respectively while combining for five blocks.
Claire Gagne (Cambridge/) had a solid night setting up the Warriors all night long, earning a very impressive 50 assists while adding three service aces and 13 digs. On defence,
Jenna Gravina (Burlington/) picked up 10 digs in was solid with her passing throughout the contest.
The Warriors are now 4-3 on the season and wrap up their fall term tonight in Hamilton against McMaster. Game time is 6pm and the game can be seen live on OUA.tv.
