Lions Come Back to Win Home Opener

Ambrose fans were treated to a great night of volleyball in what was the 2019-2020 Regular Season Home Opener. The women's game saw a repeat of last night where the Lions were pushed to 5 sets by the Medicine Hat Rattlers but ultimately were able to come out on top.  After Ambrose won the first set easily, 25-13, the Rattlers pushed back, playing scrappy defense and eliminating their attacking errors. The second and third sets saw Medicine Hat outplay the Lions, winning 25-23 and 25-19.  Thanks to a strong showing from fans supporting the Rattlers, Med Hat gained all of the momentum in the third set and it looked like they may hand the Lions a loss on their home court. The fourth set started with the teams exchanging points through the first half until Brooke Christie went on  a 5 point serving run in which she scored 3 aces. This forced head coach Colin Kubinec to take a timeout when the score was 13-14.  An unfortunate Medicine Hat injury along with some extra urgency from the Lions, kept the score close as the game was again tied at 22.  Willow Lewington closed out the 4^th set with three points of her own (one of which was an ace). The fifth set saw the Lions get out to a quick 8-4 lead and manage to hold on, winning 15-12.  Player of the Game awards were presented to Med Hat Outside-Hitter Amber Stigter and Ambrose Lions middle Willow Lewington.