North Bay, ON – Lakers Women's Volleyball scored a huge 3-0 win at home over the Trent Excalibur on Saturday, Jan. 24 at home.
The first set began with a 3-3 tie as both teams settled into the match. Then, the Lakers scored an amazing 14 points in a row to jump to a 17-4 lead. Aurora House and Oceane Raymond-Leduc had kills during the run that saw Nipissing take a commanding lead. Trent would find their footing and score nine more points before the end of the set, but Anna Marie Horvat and Aurora House's kills would give Nipissing a 25-13 win in set one.
In set two, the Lakers and Excalibur battled closely, trading points until the score saw a 10-7 Nipissing lead. Oceane Raymond-Leduc and Ava Voss' kills gave Nipissing a 13-8 lead. The Lakers would maintain their five-point lead well. Raymond-Leduc provided key kills down the stretch and Addison's Hannivan's service ace helped Nipissing take a 2-0 lead in the match, winning 25-18.
Trent found their footing in the third set, jumping to a 9-3 lead early. Nipissing rallied but Trent maintained their lead at 13-7. The Lakers found their spark, winning four of five points, followed by another five in a row to take a 19-17 lead. Trent would tie the match at 19, then 21. Nipissing sealed the deal by winning four of the final five points of the set to take set three 25-22 and the match 3-0. The Lakers capitalized on Trent's attack and serving errors to aid in their offensive attack.
Oceane Raymond-Leduc led Nipissing with 14 kills in the match. Mia Chartrand added five kills and Elisabeth Spence scored four. Mia Chartrand, Addison Hannivan, and Oceane Raymond-Leduc each scored two service aces in the match. Madeline Lamothe socred 17 assists in the win, Ava Voss totalled 14, and Jada Weir added one. Raymond-Leduc and Spence led Nipissing with eight digs, while Weir added seven.
The win moves Nipissing to 5-11 on the season.
Women's Volleyball is back in action in two weeks at home as the Ottawa GeeGees pay a visit to North Bay. Match one goes Friday, Feb. 6 at 6PM, while match two goes Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2PM. Catch the action live on OUA.tv.
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