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Posted: Mar 12, 2020

Falcons take close five setter over Queens at nationals

Falcons take close five setter over Queens at nationals
Recap

Quebec, QC - The RDC Queens' opening match at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Volleyball National Championship went the distance.

In a close five set battle, the Red Deer College Queens were edged 3-2 by the Fanshawe Falcons (26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 15-25 and 11-15). The Falcons are the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Champions.

Second-years Tess Pearman and Emma Holmes led the Queens with a combined 29 kills on 77 attacks.

Outside hitter Pearman (8)

Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) South Rookie of the Year Emma Letkeman had 44 assists and 14 digs. McKenna Olson, a Bachelor of Science Nursing student, earned the Queens-Player-of the-Game with strong play from the middle. 

Five-foot-ten setter Ashley Rafferty, who is from Peace River, AB, earned the top player award for Fanshawe College, accumulating 51 assists.

Janelle Albert, a 2020 CCAA All-Canadian, led the Falcons with 27 kills and 21 digs in a well-rounded performance.

On Friday, the RDC Queens will face the Lynx d'Edouard-Montpetit in the bronze quarter-final. The Lynx are the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Wildcard team.

The CCAA schedule and results can be found online.

Match photos can be viewed online.

Olson (15) and Edyn Aasman (10), who applied service pressure

Thursday press release from Cégep Garneau

According to new directives issued by the Quebec government for gatherings of 250 people or more, the CCAA Women's Volleyball National Championship will continue to be played behind closed doors. Some spaces will be reserved for the families of the players at the Cégep Garneau Sports Centre. The move is part of measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus announced by Quebec Prime Minister François Legault earlier in the day.

"The health and safety of student-athletes, as well as that of our staff and tournament visitors, is important to us. That's why we made the decision to keep the tournament schedule as planned, but these will be held behind closed doors," said Patricia Poirier, Executive Director of Cégep Garneau.