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Posted: Jan 21, 2022

Lethbridge Delivers First Loss of the Season to the Clippers

Box Score
Game Leaders
LPK
K: Jackson Gaehring - 13
B: Jeremiah Bohnert - 3
D: 2 Players (#21, #24) - 4
SA: Nolan Moes - 3
BC
K: Karym Coleman - 17
B: 4 Players (#8, #11, #12, #22) - 1
D: Brady Watchel - 7
SA: Davis Borden - 3
Team Stats
Full stats

Lethbridge opens a strong game with powerful kills with Briercrest fighting hard to close  Kodiak's three point lead in the opening moments. The Kodiaks hold their one point lead,  trading tie-point and lead with Clipper's strategic kills. At 11-13 for Kodiaks, Briercrest Clippers leap ahead to a four point lead of their own of 17-13. Kodiaks fight to close the gap. The two teams make it a close game to tie 20-20 into a Time Out for Briercrest. Coming off the bench,  teams are neck in neck battling it out to take the first set. Briercrest takes the win with an epic serve to wrap up the score at 25-22. 

Despite a promising first two points for the Clippers, Kodiaks take a five point lead to start the second set. But the Clippers bounced back to close and tie it up at 10-10 with an ace from  number 13. Kodiaks take a two point lead, holding with a 3 point lead into a TO for Briercrest.  Despite Clippers impressive blocking game, Kodiaks leap ahead with a seven point lead into  anther TO for Briercrest. Off the bench, Clippers take a point to close, but Kodiaks take the set at  17-25. 

Kodiaks open with first three points into the third set into a five point lead, Clippers working to close try to the gap. Kodiaks hold their lead of six, but the Clippers won't give up as they battle for the set and try to catch up. Clippers battle back to shrink the lead two points to make a closer won set for Kodiaks at 22-25.  

Into a fourth set, Kodiak makes the first point, but Clippers are there with a quick response. But  Kodiaks still take a three point lead as the game picks up its tense momentum. Two incredibly well matched volleys trading back-and-forth at least ten times with both teams winning a volley each has the fans on the edge of the bleacher seats. Tensions are high here in the Hanger as the teams battle it out for who will take the game—Briercrest and Kodiak fighting to prove—and it's only 7-13 for Kodiak. Kodiak leaps ahead with a ten point lead despite the Clipper's strong blocks. Kodiak takes the game in the fourth set at 16-25.  

The Player of the game was awarded to Lethbridge Kodiak's Jackson Goehring #24 with 4 digs and  13 kills, and the Briercrest Clipper's Karym Coleman #11 for his 17 kills, 1 ace, and 1 block. 

Goehring had this to say after the game on how they were able to pull out the win after the first set: "In the first set we weren't able to overcome our errors. We'd make an error and they'd get a  serving run. It was hard to pass with the low roof, but after, we were able to pull out the second  set and limit our errors."  

From Briercrest, Coleman had this to say for the team: "Even though we got the win, it wasn't a  good win—it was still too close—we weren't playing Briercrest volleyball. And it showed after  that set that for some reason it seemed like something was missing or our man wasn't there."  When asked about coming off of the winter break, Coleman said, "I don't believe in blaming  'it's the first game back,' we just weren't mentally ready to play." But looking forward to the  rematch on Saturday: "if we can capitalise on those we should be better tomorrow."