By Sue D’Onym

The Dalhousie Tigers Men's and Women's Volleyball Teams placed fourth and second respectively at the CIAU National Championships held at Laval University last weekend.

The Women Tigers, ranked number two in the country, lost to the number one ranked Winnipeg Weswomen in the gold medal match. The match lasted the full five games, with the Western club defeating Dalhousie 15-10 in the final game. The Tigers had fought back from a 2-0 defeat to tie the match at 2-2.

Tigers coach Lois MacGregor, who could not make the trip to Quebec, said that the women played quite well considering it is difficult to play when the coach is absent. MacGregor added that assistant coaches Cindy Moore and Howard Jackson did an outstanding job in taking over the team.

The Women Tigers were undefeated in round robin and semi-final action.

The Men Tigers, who surprised many local volleyball followers throughout the 1983/84 season, came up with another strong performance at the nationals to capture fourth spot. The finish is one higher than last year's team managed.

The Tigers lost in their bid for a medal to the University of Waterloo in the bronze medal match. They had lost their first semi-final game to the University of British Columbia.

The powerful Manitoba Bisons, winners of the Dalhousie Volleyball Classic, captured the gold medal.

Tiger coach AI Scott said that he was very pleased with the showing of his team this year, and that they had forced Manitoba to play well in their round robin victory over the Tigers.

Scott added that they Tigers came very close to winning a medal and that they should continue to be competitive next season.

First published in the Dalhosuie Gazette vol 116, iss 22 on March 15, 1984