TORONTO, Ont. (January 27, 2018) – The Queen's Gaels (9-4) fell short in a tight game against the No.7 Ryerson Rams (14-0) with a score of 3-1 in favour of the Rams. The scores of each of the sets were 20-25, 25-22, 25-18 and 25-22 respectively.
GAME FLOW
In the first set, the Gaels took an early lead starting with a serving ace from
Danielle Corrigan (North Vancouver, B.C.) and several kills from
Julia Wiercigroch (Mississauga, Ont.) and
Natalie Crews (North Vancouver, B.C.). The Gaels continued their offensive streak, finding holes in the Rams defence and capitalizing on scoring opportunities. The Tricolour held their lead for the rest of the set and ultimately took the frame over the Rams with a score of 25-20.
The second set started out in favour of the Gaels, but a serving rally by the Rams allowed Ryerson to surpass Queen's. The Rams tried to keep their lead, but Queen's battled back from a deficit to tie up the game. Serving aces from Crews and errors made by the Rams kept the Gaels in the game, but three straight points from Ryerson took the set with a score of 25-22 and tied up the game at 1-1.
The third set started out going point-for-point until the score was tied at 7-7 and the Rams took the lead with a three-point streak. The Gaels were unable to make digs on the Ryerson offence and allowed the Rams to build their lead. The Tricolour struggled to catch the Rams score and consequently lost the third set allowing Ryerson to take the lead in the game 2-1.
The fourth and final set of the match was back and forth between the Gaels and the Rams. The Tricolour took the lead late in the set with an ace from Wiercigroch and kills by
Isabelle Korchinski (Anmore, B.C.), Crews and
Shannon Neville (Cambridge, Ont).. The Rams found their offensive groove and fought back from a deficit to surpass the Gaels and take the set with a score of 25-22. The Rams won the game with a score of three sets to the Gaels one.
Neville, Korchinski and Wiercigroch all accumulated double-digit kills against the Rams. Neville also made 13 digs and one ace this game. The Tricolour played a fantastic game statistically but unfortunately were unable to take the win against the undefeated Rams.
BY THE NUMBERS
11 – total serving aces for the Gaels
12 – Kills for
Isabelle Korchinski
16 – Digs for
Alexandra Tsiofas (Toronto, Ont.) against the Rams
8 - The Rams lost one set today and have lost just eight on the season
UP NEXT
The Gaels are back on home court in the ARC on Saturday, February 3rd to take on the Brock Badgers at 1 pm.
