Lions over Queens in three sets

Red Deer, AB – The Ambrose University Lions picked up the three set win (25-19, 25-21 and 25-18) over the RDC Queens at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.

After the opening set was even 3-3, the Lions started to pull ahead with some service pressure, recording three service aces in the set. Kaylee Domoney, a third-year libero from Red Deer, made some nice passes, including a one arm dig. The Lions' blockers tried to shut down Katrina Dawe and Jade Van Dyke on the Queens' left side but Van Dyke, a Bachelor of Science Nursing student, recorded a cross-court kill to bring her team within six (15-21). The Lions maintained their six point margin and finalized a 21-15 decision.

In the second, an ace from Britt Davis provided the Queens an early 4-3 edge. Then with effective defence and net play, the Lions jumped ahead by five. The RDC Queens chipped away and pulled within one point (18-19) from a Katrina Dawe kill on the left side. In a back-and-forth finish, the Lions capped it off 25-21.

Ambrose University vaulted out to a 12-2 lead in the third set, but RDC clawed back to reduce that margin to five (10-15) with solid blocking on the right. The Queens tried to close the gap with an ace from Megan Steenbergen and kill from Parres Holliday but the Lions took the set 25-18, and the match.  

Kaylee Domoney was selected as the Queens Player-of-the-Game, contributing 16 digs and 1 assist. Ashleigh Wolensky received the award for the Lions, accumulating 10 kills, 6 block assists, 5 digs and 1 assist.

The RDC Queens (5-6) will play the Lions (7-2) in Calgary on Saturday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m.