AROUND OUA: Rams take down visiting Gaels 3-1

SCOREBOARD

Queen's 1 @ Ryerson 3

RMC 0 @ Toronto 3

York 1 @ Waterloo 3

Rams take down visiting Gaels 3-1

TORONTO Ont. (January 27, 2017) – The Gaels (5-7) were defeated in a hard fought game against the Ryerson Rams (9-3) losing in four sets 3-1. The scores of the sets finished 21-25, 25-20, 25-14 and 25-19, with the Gaels winning the first game then dropping three straight sets.

GAME FLOW
In the first set, Queen's started the game off trailing the Rams 3-0 as the home side jumped out to a quick lead.  Savannah de Groot (Ottawa) soon took control of the match, serving up two aces and helping the Gaels take the lead.  Kills off of strong sets from Sierra Hardy (Oakville, Ont.) kept the tricolour in the match, maintaining their lead. It was ultimately an attack error by the Rams that ended the set with a score of 25-21 in favour of the Gaels.

The second set the Gaels took a small lead to start but fell behind after a serving streak by Theanna Vernon of Ryerson. It was a back-and-forth set but the Rams took the lead at 20 points, holding the Gaels at 12. Later into the set, the Gaels put a pause on Ryerson's lead with Anna Prust (Barrie, Ont.) serving. Queen's brought in five straight points, to get within two points of the Rams but Ryerson closed out the set on an ace.

With the game tied at 1-1, Queen's came into the third set slowly but built off of kills from Caroline Livingston (Kelowna, B.C.) and two aces from Anna Prust (Barrie, Ont.). The Rams built up a 10 point lead however and ended the set on a kill to move ahead 2-1 in the match.

In the final set of the game the Gaels struggled to find attacking opportunities between the strong serves of the Ryerson Rams. Queen's fought their way back into the set but the Rams proved to be too strong. A kill form the Rams ended the set 25-19 and the match 3-1.

Sisters Caroline and Veronica Livingston met for the second time this season and both had strong games for the Gaels and Rams respectively. Caroline finished with 10 kills and 12 digs while Veronica had 13 kills and four digs.

BY THE NUMBERS
38 – Kills and digs for the Gaels this game
4 – Service aces for Savannah de Groot (Ottawa, Ont.)

UP NEXT
The Gaels are staying in Toronto to play against the Varsity Blues on Saturday January 28^th at the Goldring Centre. Watch the game live on OUA.tv.

Source: Queen's Gaels

No. 2 ranked Varsity Blues blank Paladins

The No. 2 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team defeated the RMC Paladins in three sets Friday night (Jan. 27) at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. Set scores were 25-12, 25-17, 25-8.
 
The win improves the Blues to 10-0 as they remain the only undefeated team in OUA competition.
 
OUA kills per set and points per set leader Alina Dormann led all players with 15 points, all from kills, and had four digs on the night.
 
Second-year middle Anna Licht posted 11 points in the win, also all from kills, while Blues libero Asli Erozoglu, who is currently ranked fourth in the OUA for digs per set, led all players defensively with 15 digs.
 
Erin Jacobs and Madelyn Mandryk split setting duties, registering 12 and 17 assists, respectively.
 
Kara Stephan and Logan Rook led the Paladins with five points each in the loss.
 
The Varsity Blues are back in action tomorrow (Jan. 28) for their annual Think Pink, #BleedBlue game against the Queen's Gaels at Goldring Centre. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m and will be streamed live on OUA.tv.

Source: Toronto Varsity Blues