WESTERN DEFEATS TWO NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS IN V-VOLLEYBALL
After defeating CIS-ranked No. 10 McGill 3-1 in the quarter-final game, Western fell 3-1 to CIS ranked No. 4 Manitoba (24-26, 15-25, 28-26, 23-25) to qualify for the bronze-medal game.
Dropping the first two games of the match to CIS-ranked No. 3 Calgary 24-26 and 16-25, Western fought back to win three straight (25-21, 25-16 and 15-12) to earn the medal.
"We just finished up with a great third place result at the tournament," said coach Dean Lowrie.
"Sara Farrell was a tournament all-star," Lowrie added, "(and) Sarah Johnston broke her nose midway through Game 4 and rookie middle Chrissy Wilson saw some of her first action this year and did an outstanding job.
The team also worked on some inter-team training with several Top 10 teams after the conclusion of the tourney on Dec. 31.
Western hosts Windsor on Jan. 8 at Alumni Hall at 6 p.m. to resume the OUA schedule in 2009.
Source: Western Athletics