Clippers fall to the Kodiaks

CARONPORT, SK- The Briercrest Clippers and the Lethbridge Kodiaks played each other in a hard-played game, the Clippers falling to the Kodiaks in four sets.

Off the start of the first set, both teams came out with big tempo, but the Clippers caught on fire and went off on an 11-3 run later into the set. Briercrest ate up the set 25-11, a huge contributor to this set was #9 Emmitt Juul-Hansen who had 3 digs, 8 assists and a block.

Starting the second set, the Clippers were seeking to hold their momentum, but the Kodiaks held up, and eventually pulled ahead in the set. The Kodiaks went on to win the set, playing dominantly near the end. The score in the set was 19-25. Onto the third set, the Kodiaks dominated off the start, pulling ahead 10-18. The Clippers attempted to catch up but could not, the Kodiaks winning the set 16-25. In what would be the final set, the two teams battled for the set which could have either closed the match or keep it alive. In a mid-timeout during the set, the score was 13-15 which stayed about the same throughout the set with the Kodiaks winning 21-25. The final scores were 25-11 / 19-25 / 16-25 / 21-25.

Players of the game was #9 Emmitt Juul-Hansen for the Clippers with 25 assists and 6 digs. And for the Kodiaks was #3 Michael Svab with 9 kills.