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The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team fell 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-13) to the Alberta Pandas in semi-final action as Day 3 of the 2015 CIS women's volleyball championship, presented by Canuck Stuff, wrapped up Saturday evening.
 
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wvball/index
 
Third-year left side hitter Caleigh Cruickshank topped Toronto with 14 kills, two aces, two blocks and seven digs, with CIS all-Canadian Charlotte Sider adding 13 kills and 20 digs.
 
Sophomore middle Tessa Davis notched 11 kills and 11 digs, while setter Madelyn Mandryk had 40 assists and 16 digs. Libero Denise Wooding led U of T with 21 digs in the loss.
 
"We had difficulty managing our side, which is unfortunate because that's something we've really worked on," said U of T's Kristine Drakich, who earned 2015 CIS coach of the year honours. "We say that the team that can manage their system the best is the team that is going to succeed. I think in three out of five, Alberta managed their system better than we managed our system."
 
The OUA champion Blues will wrap up their season versus the RSEQ champion Montreal Carabins in the bronze medal match, set for 2 p.m. tomorrow.
 
STAT LEADERS
 
Complete Stats: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wvball/2015/championship
 
Alberta
Kills: Josephine Doerfler (16), Dione Lang (15), Meg Casault (13)
Points: Dione Lang (24), Josephine Doerfler (19), Meg Casault (15)
Blocks: Dione Lang (8)
Digs: Jessie Niles (28)
Service aces: Kacey Otto (2), Josephine Doerfler (2), Jessica Stroud (2)
 
Player of the match: Josephine Doerfler
 

Toronto

Kills: Caleigh Cruickshank (14), Charlotte Sider (13), Tessa Davis (11)
Points: Caleigh Cruickshank (18), Charlotte Sider (14), Tessa Davis (12)
Blocks: Bojana Radan (3)
Digs: Denise Wooding (21)
Service aces: Caleigh Cruickshank (2)
 
Player of the match: Jen Neilson
 
 
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
 

Thursday, February 26

13:00 Quarter-final #1: No. 4 Montreal 3, No. 5 UBC 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16)
15:00 Quarter-final #2: No. 1 Trinity Western 3, No. 8 Laval 2 (24-26, 24-26, 25-15, 25-16, 15-8)
18:00 Quarter-final #3: No. 3 Toronto 3, No. 6 Dalhousie 0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-6)
20:00 Quarter-final #4: No. 2 Alberta 3, No. 7 Ottawa 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-18)
 

Friday, February 27

11:30 Consolation #1: UBC 3, Laval 0 (25-12, 25-21, 33-31)
13:30 Consolation #2: Ottawa 3, Dalhousie 0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-21)    
 

Saturday, February 28

14:00 Semifinal #1: Trinity Western 3, Montreal 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18) 
16:00 Semifinal #2: Alberta 3, Toronto 2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-13)     
 

Sunday, March 1

11:30 5^th place: Ottawa vs UBC (www.CIS-SIC.tv)    
14:00 Bronze medal: Montreal vs Toronto (www.CIS-SIC.tv)    
17:00 Championship final: Alberta vs Trinity Western (www.CIS-SIC.tv)    
 
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