Mariners Swept
The VIU Mariners move to the bronze medal side of the bracket
On Thursday afternoon the defending national champion Red Deer Kings swept the PACWEST silver medalists, the VIU Mariners, pushing them to the bronze medal side of the bracket.
The Mariners played tough, extending two of the three sets to extra points but in the end, they fell 26-24, 26-24 and 25-20. Their offensive push was led by Jake Stobbe and Rylan Van Kooten who each collected nine kills and Rowan MacPerson added six in the set back.
After the loss, the Mariners will now play an extra match in a fight for the national bronze medal and will meet the host NAIT Ooks on Friday night at 5:00pm PST in a bronze medal semifinal. The winner advances to the bronze medal match on Saturday and the loser goes home.
The Ooks suffered a four-set loss to Titans de Limoilou on Wednesday in their quarterfinal then bounced back on Thursday with a three-set win over the Manitoba champion Providence Pilots to extend their season.