Tigers take Sea-Hawks 3-0
The Dalhousie Tigers handed the Memorial Sea-Hawks a 3-0 loss in AUS men’s volleyball at the Field House on Saturday night. Set scores were 27-25, 25-16, 26-24.
Jan. 24, 2015 (St. John's N.L.) The Dalhousie Tigers handed the Memorial Sea-Hawks a 3-0 loss in AUS men's volleyball at the Field House on Saturday night. Set scores were 27-25, 25-16, 26-24.
Despite a win after just three sets, the Memorial Sea-Hawks made the first ranked Tigers work for the victory. The first set saw the Sea-Hawks open the game with a six point run. At the technical time out Memorial still led by six. Dalhousie continued to trail Memorial but closed the gap just as the Sea-Hawks were one point from taking the set. The Tigers came back to win it 27-25.
Memorial struggled to regain composure in the second set. Dalhousie made quick work of the Sea-Hawks, taking the second 25-16. The Sea-Hawks came back strong in the third with a 7-1 run to open the set. The two teams found themselves tied at 24 points, but Dalhousie took the win after two errors cost Memorial the set.
Second year Scott Bailey (Ottawa, O.N.) led the Tigers attack with 14 kills, followed closely by veteran Bryan Duqette (St. Thomas, O.N.). Fourth year setter, Jonathan Macdonald (Halifax, N.S.) was the Subway AUS player of the game after contributing 40 assists and 10 digs.
Second year right side, Tyler Rowsell (St. John's, N.L.) led the Sea-Hawks with 9 kills, two service aces and a block in the loss. Fifth year libero, Brad Jolliffe (Clarenville, N.S.) had a team-high 9 digs.
Jolliffe and fellow fifth year, Kendal Schmidt were recognized for their contribution to the Memorial athletics program during a post-game ceremony.
Source: Memorial Athletics Sports Information