The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball team fell 3-2 in five sets to the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Friday (Nov. 6) night inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House.
Set scores were: 19-25, 24-26, 25-13, 25-20, 9-15.
Ottawa took the first two sets, but a battling Blues squad was able to make the second set tight and despite the 2-0 deficit, the Blues garnered momentum with their backs against the wall. U of T earned a dominant 25-13 win in the third frame and earned a five-point victory to force a decisive fifth set. The Gee-Gees were able to regain their composure in the final frame to edge out the win. Toronto put together a offensive performance, recording 54 kills and 10 service aces while also registering 65 digs.
Third-year outside hitter Julia Liu led the Blue and White with a team-high 21 points, recording 20 kills and a .439 hitting percentage. Fifth-year outside hitter Olivia Zhu followed with 20 points, contributing 19 kills and nine digs. Fifth-year middle Thea Ziesmann added 9.5 points including a game-high five service aces while second-year setter Louisa Cassidy directed the offence with 31 assists.
For Ottawa, Audrey Odigie recorded a game-high 26.5 points with three service aces. Tara Gosling contributed 45 assists and Camryn Giddens had 14 digs.
The Blues and Gee-Gees are right back at it inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House for a matinee tomorrow (Nov. 7) afternoon. The first serve is scheduled for 12 p.m., with tickets available at
varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be streamed on
oua.tv.
