December 3, 2007
TORONTO AND MCMASTER SWEEP YORK AND GUELPH
Toronto 3, York 0
The women's volleyball Blues (10-2) closed out the first half of the 2007-08 regular season with a commanding three-set victory over the York Lions (7-4) (25-20, 25-16, 25-20).
Blues player of the match Anastasia Danilova (Toronto, ON) led Varsity scorers with 16 points, amassing 10 kills, and a team-high four aces and a pair of blocks. Left side hitter Heather Bansley (Waterdown, ON) was also in double-figures on the Toronto attack, posting 10 kills in addition to one ace.
For York, Megan O'Doherty (Ottawa, ON) led scorers with eight points, amassing seven kills and one ace.
Toronto dominated the first set, maintaining a comfortable margin over their guests throughout, including 8-4 and 16-11 advantages into the two technical timeouts.
The Lions opened up a brief 3-1 lead in the second set before the Blues regrouped to tie the tally at three apiece and keep the Lions from regaining the upper hand for the rest of the set.
Toronto again pulled out to an early lead in the third frame, holding an 8-4 surplus at the first technical, but slumped near the mid-point to allow the Lions to tie the score at 14 apiece. York took a 17-14 lead, only the second time in the entire match they had pulled ahead, before Varsity tallied six unanswered points to regain the upper hand and clinch the match.
The victory increases Toronto's record to 10-2, solidifying their lead in the OUA East division as they enter the December break. York falls to 7-4, holding firm at third in the East division.
McMaster 3, Guelph 0
The McMaster Marauder women's volleyball team (8-3) welcomed the Guelph Gryphons (5-6) into the familiar territory of the Arthur Burridge Gymnasium Friday night, where a finely tuned offense went to work orchestrating the Marauders third straight shutout victory at home. The Marauders, who are undefeated in their last five games, improved their season record to 8-3 as they now sit in second place in the OUA West.
The Gryphons did an excellent job of limiting the effectiveness of a steady barrage of Marauder offense digging up 46 attacks compared to the home side's 37. Their ability to counterattack with a slim 14 errors all game resulted in close scores in the first two sets. However McMaster stayed the course and blew things open in the third set to end the match (25-21, 25-23, and 25-16).
The Marauders owned the net all night blocking a total of 14 attacks. Sarah Kiernan (Hamilton, ON) out performed the entire Gryphons team in this category with 6 blocks on her own. Kiernan also had a game high 13 points to go along with 4 digs.
McMaster's Carly Welch (Hamilton, ON) paced all players with 10 kills and an ace, as well as 6 digs and 2 blocked attacks to give her 12 points. Teammate Jackie Sauve (Penetangueshene, ON) landed 8 kills and had 6 digs and 2 blocks as well.
Jennifer Holt (Hamilton, ON) had a high kill rate landing 50 per cent of her attacks, but had only 2 kills in the match. She left the bulk of the attacking to other Marauders by setting up much of the offense instead, accumulating a game high 26 assists in the process.
Sarah Pardy led the Gryphons with 12 points, nine kills and 4 digs. Melissa McGinn helped her out with 19 assists and 8 digs. Heather Lawrence had a game high 11 digs to pace Guelph's skilled back court.
OTHER SCORES:
November 30, 2007
Queen's 0, Ottawa 3
December 1, 2007
RMC 0, Ottawa 3
The women's volleyball Blues (10-2) closed out the first half of the 2007-08 regular season with a commanding three-set victory over the York Lions (7-4) (25-20, 25-16, 25-20).
Blues player of the match Anastasia Danilova (Toronto, ON) led Varsity scorers with 16 points, amassing 10 kills, and a team-high four aces and a pair of blocks. Left side hitter Heather Bansley (Waterdown, ON) was also in double-figures on the Toronto attack, posting 10 kills in addition to one ace.
For York, Megan O'Doherty (Ottawa, ON) led scorers with eight points, amassing seven kills and one ace.
Toronto dominated the first set, maintaining a comfortable margin over their guests throughout, including 8-4 and 16-11 advantages into the two technical timeouts.
The Lions opened up a brief 3-1 lead in the second set before the Blues regrouped to tie the tally at three apiece and keep the Lions from regaining the upper hand for the rest of the set.
Toronto again pulled out to an early lead in the third frame, holding an 8-4 surplus at the first technical, but slumped near the mid-point to allow the Lions to tie the score at 14 apiece. York took a 17-14 lead, only the second time in the entire match they had pulled ahead, before Varsity tallied six unanswered points to regain the upper hand and clinch the match.
The victory increases Toronto's record to 10-2, solidifying their lead in the OUA East division as they enter the December break. York falls to 7-4, holding firm at third in the East division.
McMaster 3, Guelph 0
The McMaster Marauder women's volleyball team (8-3) welcomed the Guelph Gryphons (5-6) into the familiar territory of the Arthur Burridge Gymnasium Friday night, where a finely tuned offense went to work orchestrating the Marauders third straight shutout victory at home. The Marauders, who are undefeated in their last five games, improved their season record to 8-3 as they now sit in second place in the OUA West.
The Gryphons did an excellent job of limiting the effectiveness of a steady barrage of Marauder offense digging up 46 attacks compared to the home side's 37. Their ability to counterattack with a slim 14 errors all game resulted in close scores in the first two sets. However McMaster stayed the course and blew things open in the third set to end the match (25-21, 25-23, and 25-16).
The Marauders owned the net all night blocking a total of 14 attacks. Sarah Kiernan (Hamilton, ON) out performed the entire Gryphons team in this category with 6 blocks on her own. Kiernan also had a game high 13 points to go along with 4 digs.
McMaster's Carly Welch (Hamilton, ON) paced all players with 10 kills and an ace, as well as 6 digs and 2 blocked attacks to give her 12 points. Teammate Jackie Sauve (Penetangueshene, ON) landed 8 kills and had 6 digs and 2 blocks as well.
Jennifer Holt (Hamilton, ON) had a high kill rate landing 50 per cent of her attacks, but had only 2 kills in the match. She left the bulk of the attacking to other Marauders by setting up much of the offense instead, accumulating a game high 26 assists in the process.
Sarah Pardy led the Gryphons with 12 points, nine kills and 4 digs. Melissa McGinn helped her out with 19 assists and 8 digs. Heather Lawrence had a game high 11 digs to pace Guelph's skilled back court.
OTHER SCORES:
November 30, 2007
Queen's 0, Ottawa 3
December 1, 2007
RMC 0, Ottawa 3
