The Varsity Blues wrapped up their 2011-12 season winning the bronze medal with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-19) victory over the RMC Paladins on Day 2 of the OUA women’s volleyball Final Four in Ottawa.

Ottawa native Charlotte Sider led the Blues for the second consecutive day with nine kills, four digs and three serving aces.

Rebecca Crosier, Denise Wooding and Shannon Rossall added seven kills each, while Katrina Rossall notched a team-high 12 digs in the win. Shannon Rossall was named the Blues player of the match.

Tied 7-7 in the first set, Toronto went on a 5-0 run to take a commanding lead.  The Paladins kept pace and narrowed the gap but U of T took it 25-22.

The second set started in a 5-4 favour of the Blues.  Toronto then stepped it up a notch with a 13-2 streak and went onto win 25-10.

The Paladins got out to a 4-0 lead in the third and built a 14-8 advantage.  The Blues rallied with seven consecutive points to take a 15-14 lead.  Toronto ended the game with an 8-1 run to take the third set 25-19.

Melissa McCoy led the Paladins with 10 kills and Chelsey Chang added a game-high 13 digs in the loss.



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