Volleyballers 3-0 at AUS League tournament
Julie Moore registered 13 kills in the Tigers 3-0 win over the UNB Varsity Reds on day two of the AUS league tournament in Moncton.
Source: Moncton Athletics
MONCTON – Université de Moncton Aigles Bleues loss two Atlantic University Sport women's volleyball games on Saturday during tournament play at the CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud.
The Saint Mary's University Huskies beat the Blue and Gold, 3-1 in the evening on scores of 21-25, 25-12, 25-17 and 25-15. Anna Watt had 13 kills and 20 digs for the Huskies and Pascale Doiron, 11 kills and 13 digs for Moncton.
The Dalhousie University Tigers blanked the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds, 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-12). Julie Moore registered 13 kills and Courtney Baker, 11 digs for the Tigers. Megan MacNeil had 5 kills for UNB. Dalhousie's Lauren Koskowich earned Subway Players of the Game honours.
The Acadia University Axewomen had the best of the Memorial University Sea-Hawks, 3-1, on sets of 25-27, 25-16, 6-25 and 23-25. Emma Hackett had 14 kills and 9 digs for the Sea-Hawks and Lauryn Renzella, 12 kills and 7 digs for Acadia. Keiley Evans earned 15 digs.
In the afternoon, the Tigers blanked the Aigles Bleues, 3-0, by 25-20, 25-20 and 28-26 scores. Julie Moore had 21 kills and 14 digs for the Tigers and Mieke DuMont, 15 digs. Pascale Doiron registered 41 attacks and 18 kills for the Blue and Gold as well as 17 digs. Jessie Robichaud had 23 digs.
The Axewomen had great opposition and had difficulty with the Huskies, as they eventually won 3-2. Acadia won 28-26, 25-1, 20-25, 13-25 and 15-12. Lucy Glen-Carter and Lauryn Renzella each had 14 kills and Kailey Evans, 19 digs for the Axewomen. Kristina Adler had 12 kills and Marissa Maccaulay, 12 digs for the Huskies.
The Sea-Hawks were 3-1 winners over the Varsity Reds, in an exciting game. The Sea-Hawks won the first two sets, 27-25 and 26-24 and the fourth, 25-17. UNB kept its hope with a 25-19 win in the third set. Emma Hackett had 15 kills and 11 digs for the Sea-Hawks and Kristen Burns, 17 kills for the Reds.
The tournament has three games Sunday, at 12 noon, 2 p.m. and UNB plays U de M, at 4p.m. in the CEPS gymnasium.