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ST CATHARINES, Ont - The Brock women's volleyball team (7-10 OUA) was defeated by the Lakehead Thunderwolves (3-12 OUA) by the score of 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 21-25,17-25), Friday evening, at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.
Prior to match, the Badgers honoured the 2015 Senior Class which included
Lauren Stirling,
Katie Murray,
Nicole Arthurs and student trainer Jessica Swallow.
"This group of young ladies will be sorely missed, but will always be part of the Badgers Family," said head coach
Dale Ann Melnick. "Each one of these girls has given so much to the program and university in different ways. It was also great to see a number of volleyball alumni in attendance tonight, being here to be part of the annual senior day celebration."
The Badgers played a strong first set; keeping pace with the opposing side for the majority of the game before the Thunderwolves would eventually take the set, 25-22. Brock was able to tie the match at a game a piece with a win in game two, by the score of 25-23.
There was a scary moment in the fourth set, as Badgers
Katie Murray was forced to leave the match with a knee injury. Brock attempted to rally back for their fallen teammate, but the deficit proved to be too large; Lakehead would eventually go on to take this match in four games, 3-1.
Leading the Badgers offence was
Stacie Thomas; collecting eight kills and five digs for the match.
Abby Jenkins tacked on seven kills and eight digs, while
Renee Helmer and
Maddie Brown chipped in with six and five kills respectively.
Lauren Stirling collected 31 assists while
Karlinna O'Leary totalled 17 digs on defense.
The Thunderwolves were led by Jen Casey who collected a match-high 20 kills and 12 digs for the double-double, while Kalilan Robinson chipped in with 14 kills and six digs. Lakehead setter, Vanessa Masters, added a game-high 43 assists in the win.
The Badgers hit just .154%, totalling 36 kills and 18 errors on 117 total attempts. The Thunderwolves tallied 55 kills and 24 errors on 124 total attempts for a .250 hitting percentage.
The Badgers will go on the road for their next match as they travel to Windsor tomorrow, Saturday January 31st, to take on the Lancers. Game time is set for 3pm.
