Box Score

Scheduled Game: ALBERTA* (David E. Enarson Gym)

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GAME RESULTS123T
Alberta2122220
Trinity Western2525253« FINAL

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Game Date: 1/13/2012Location: Langley, BC
Game Time: 6:00 pmAttendance: 750
1st Referee: Liz Yoon, 2nd Referee: Jane Kubick, 3rd Referee: J Vu, F Setterington, Scorer: Jeff Stel
AlbertaTrinity Western
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19728.07110528.179
211531.19410429.207
311628.17911524.250
Alberta
ATTACKSETSERVESRVDEFBLOCKGEN
#NAMEGPKETAPCTASASEREDIGBSBABEBHE
1Lia Stang3206.333121020000
4Whitney Matheson32315-.0671042100000
6Caitlin Buckell3326.167232110200
7Alena Omelchenko310823.087222310200
8Alyssa Jones39220.350502240000
9Erin Walsh3004.000100270000
10Jessie Niles1000.000000100000
11Jaki Ellis3509.5561812051000
13Dione Lang1001.000000010000
14Jenice Warkentin3033-1.000000000000
Totals/Average311887.1493081311311400
Trinity Western
ATTACKSETSERVESRVDEFBLOCKGEN
#NAMEGPKETAPCTASASEREDIGBSBABEBHE
1Amber Brown3000.000110030000
2Chelsea Fitchette3000.000000010000
3Jodi Neufeld3000.000100350000
7Nicole Bazin3408.500012010400
9Chelsea Hudson3102.5001620050100
11Amy Leschied35517.000000140110
12Royal Richardson310623.174001230300
13Chelsea Wand3219.111000020100
17Kelci French33214.0711173280200
18Alicia Perrin3608.750000021410
Totals/Average311481.2102911683411620

Game Recap

Game Recap

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
TRINITY WESTERN (3) ALBERTA (0)
(25-21, 25-22, 25-22)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPARTANS SWEEP NO. 2 RANKED PANDAS



LANGLEY, British Columbia – The No. 8 ranked Trinity Western women’s volleyball team knocked off No. 2 Alberta 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-22) Friday night at the David E. Enarson Gymnasium.

With an emotionally charged crowd behind them, the Spartans got off to a fast start in the first set and then utilized a monumental second set comeback – one that saw the Spartans rally from a 15-6 deficit to win 25-22 – to pull ahead 2-0 and then again rallied in the third set to earn the victory.

The Spartans were led by Kelci French, who had seven service aces, to go along with a team-high eight digs and 11 asssists, Royal Richardson, who had 10 kills and three blocks, and Alicia Perrin, who had six kills and five blocks. French’s seven aces is the second most in a single game in Spartans history. It is only bettered by Lies Verhoeff’s 10 against Winnipeg Nov. 30, 2002.

Alberta was led by Alena Omelchenko, who had 10 kills and two aces, and Alyssa Jones, who contributed nine kills and four digs. Whitney Matheson had a game-high 10 digs.

The win improves the Spartans record to 8-3 while Alberta drops to 7-4 on the season.

“I thought we served well tonight,” said Spartans coach Ryan Hofer. “I don’t think our serving was particularly tough but we found the right people at the right time. But it got them into a little bit of trouble and it forced them to play the ball. Then we got our block and our defence to pick it up and transitioned.

“It’s pretty loud and pretty intense in that gym. I’ve got a headache because I’ve been yelling the whole game. But it’s a nice factor to be in a home crowd and just have that energy. We feed off of it and it’s a lot of fun.”

Riding the wave of a boisterous Enarson, the Spartans got off to a fast start as they staked themselves to an early 8-3 lead. Sparked by a kill from Richardson, the Spartans took a 2-2 game and turned it into an 8-3 lead, forcing Alberta into an early timeout.

Out of the timeout, the Spartans built their lead to 11-5 before the Pandas started clawing back. Trailing 15-11, Alberta went on a quick 3-0 run to get within one point, 15-14, but in the end that was as close as the Pandas would get.

With Trinity Western up 19-17, the Spartans went on a 3-0 run of their own to open a five-point lead and from there, the Spartans held on for a 25-21 win.

The Pandas were plagued by serving errors as they had seven serving errors in the first set.

In the second set, the Pandas came out the aggressors as they raced to a 6-1 lead and, this time, forced the Spartans to take the early timeout.

Alberta continued to push their lead out of the timeout, opening as much as a 15-6 advantage.

But the Spartans wouldn’t go down without a fight in this set as they crawled back via a 6-1 run to get back in the set at 16-12.

The Pandas maintained a four-point lead up until 20-16 but then the Spartans took off on what would turn out to be a 9-2 run that completed an improbable comeback.

The Spartans took their first lead of the set, at 22-21, after a service ace by Amber Brown, and then opened up their first two-point advantage of the set, at 24-22, after a block by Nicole Bazin before a Bazin kill gave the home side the set.

The difference in the set proved to be blocking as the Spartans had three blocks to the Pandas none.

The third set started much like the second set as the Pandas took the early advantage, opening a 6-2 lead before the Spartans, like the second set as well, replied in emphatic fashion.

With French at the line and contributing a pair of service aces, the Spartans went on a 6-0 run to give Trinity Western an 8-6 lead.

The Pandas responded quickly and once again possessed the lead at 14-12 after back-to-back aces from Lia Stang. They then built their lead to a three-point edge at 17-14.

But then, once again, it was an unstoppable French at the service line doing the damage for Trinity Western as she helped the Spartan take off on a 6-0 run, with four of the points coming by way of service aces.

The Spartans continued to ride that momentum through the latter stages, opening its biggest lead of the set at 22-18. The Pandas got to within two, 22-20, and then again at 24-22, but an Alberta attack error gave the Spartans the win, at 25-22.

The teams will meet in a rematch Saturday night at 5:00 p.m. at the David E. Enarson Gymnasium.

Game Notes – The Spartans had nine blocks to Alberta’s three…TWU had 11 aces to Alberta’s eight…TWU hit .210 while Alberta hit .149.

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Play-by-Play

Play-by-Play

Score(V-H) Period: 1
- TWUW starters: Kelci French; Chelsea Hudson; Amy Leschied; Nicole Bazin; Royal Richardson; Alicia Perrin; libero Jodi Neufeld.
- ALBERTAW starters: Jaki Ellis; Whitney Matheson; Caitlin Buckell; Alena Omelchenko; Alyssa Jones; Jenice Warkentin; libero Erin Walsh.
0 - 1[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
1 - 1[Amy Leschied] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Caitlin Buckell).
1 - 2[Whitney Matheson] Service error.
2 - 2[Nicole Bazin] Service error.
2 - 3[Caitlin Buckell] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
2 - 4[Kelci French] Service ace (Alena Omelchenko).
2 - 5[Kelci French] Attack error by Jenice Warkentin (block by Alicia Perrin; Chelsea Hudson).
3 - 5[Kelci French] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
3 - 6[Alena Omelchenko] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
3 - 7[Royal Richardson] Attack error by Alyssa Jones.
3 - 8[Royal Richardson] Attack error by Jenice Warkentin.
- Timeout Alberta.
4 - 8[Royal Richardson] Service error.
4 - 9[Alyssa Jones] Service error.
5 - 9[Alicia Perrin] Attack error by Amy Leschied (block by Jaki Ellis).
5 - 10[Jenice Warkentin] Kill by Nicole Bazin (from Chelsea Hudson).
5 - 11[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Amy Leschied (from Kelci French).
6 - 11[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Jaki Ellis (from Alyssa Jones).
7 - 11[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Caitlin Buckell (from Jaki Ellis).
8 - 11[Jaki Ellis] Attack error by Amy Leschied.
8 - 12[Jaki Ellis] Service error.
8 - 13[Amy Leschied] Attack error by Caitlin Buckell (block by Royal Richardson; Nicole Bazin).
9 - 13[Amy Leschied] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Alyssa Jones).
9 - 14[Whitney Matheson] Service error.
10 - 14[Nicole Bazin] Bad set by Nicole Bazin.
11 - 14[Caitlin Buckell] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
11 - 15[Caitlin Buckell] Service error.
- TWUW subs: Chelsea Hudson; Chelsea Wand.
12 - 15[Kelci French] Service error.
13 - 15[Alena Omelchenko] Service ace (Royal Richardson).
14 - 15[Alena Omelchenko] Attack error by Chelsea Wand.
14 - 16[Alena Omelchenko] Kill by Alicia Perrin (from Kelci French).
- Timeout (Media).
- TWUW subs: Royal Richardson; Amber Brown.
14 - 17[Amber Brown] Attack error by Jenice Warkentin.
- ALBERTAW subs: Lia Stang; Jenice Warkentin.
15 - 17[Amber Brown] Kill by Jaki Ellis (from Whitney Matheson).
15 - 18[Alyssa Jones] Kill by Amy Leschied (from Amber Brown).
16 - 18[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Jaki Ellis (from Lia Stang).
16 - 19[Lia Stang] Attack error by Whitney Matheson.
- TWUW subs: Chelsea Hudson; Chelsea Wand.
17 - 19[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Jaki Ellis (from Alyssa Jones).
17 - 20[Jaki Ellis] Service error.
- TWUW subs: Royal Richardson; Amber Brown.
17 - 21[Amy Leschied] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko.
- Timeout Alberta.
17 - 22[Amy Leschied] Kill by Nicole Bazin (from Kelci French).
18 - 22[Amy Leschied] Attack error by Royal Richardson (block by Caitlin Buckell; Alena Omelchenko).
- ALBERTAW subs: Dione Lang; Alyssa Jones.
- TWUW subs: Chelsea Fitchette; Amy Leschied.
18 - 23[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Kelci French).
19 - 23[Nicole Bazin] Bad set by Chelsea Fitchette.
19 - 24[Caitlin Buckell] Kill by Alicia Perrin (from Chelsea Hudson).
20 - 24[Kelci French] Service error.
21 - 24[Alena Omelchenko] Attack error by Kelci French.
21 - 25[Alena Omelchenko] Service error.
Score(V-H) Period: 2
- TWUW starters: Chelsea Hudson; Amy Leschied; Nicole Bazin; Kelci French; Royal Richardson; Alicia Perrin; libero Jodi Neufeld.
- ALBERTAW starters: Alyssa Jones; Lia Stang; Jaki Ellis; Whitney Matheson; Caitlin Buckell; Alena Omelchenko; libero Erin Walsh.
1 - 0[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Lia Stang (from Alyssa Jones).
1 - 1[Lia Stang] Kill by Kelci French (from Chelsea Hudson).
2 - 1[Amy Leschied] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
3 - 1[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Caitlin Buckell.
4 - 1[Jaki Ellis] Service ace (Royal Richardson).
5 - 1[Jaki Ellis] Attack error by Royal Richardson.
6 - 1[Jaki Ellis] Attack error by Royal Richardson.
- Timeout Trinity Western.
7 - 1[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
7 - 2[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
8 - 2[Nicole Bazin] Kill by Whitney Matheson (from Caitlin Buckell), block error by Alicia Perrin.
9 - 2[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Alena Omelchenko).
9 - 3[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Alicia Perrin (from Chelsea Hudson).
10 - 3[Kelci French] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
11 - 3[Caitlin Buckell] Service ace (Amy Leschied).
- Timeout Trinity Western.
12 - 3[Caitlin Buckell] Service ace (Jodi Neufeld).
12 - 4[Caitlin Buckell] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
13 - 4[Royal Richardson] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis), block error by Amy Leschied.
14 - 4[Alena Omelchenko] Service ace (Kelci French).
14 - 5[Alena Omelchenko] Service error.
14 - 6[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Chelsea Hudson (from Kelci French).
15 - 6[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Jaki Ellis (from Erin Walsh).
15 - 7[Alyssa Jones] Service error.
15 - 8[Chelsea Hudson] Service ace (Alena Omelchenko).
15 - 9[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Kelci French (from Jodi Neufeld).
15 - 10[Chelsea Hudson] Service ace (Alena Omelchenko).
16 - 10[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Whitney Matheson (from Jaki Ellis).
- Timeout (Media).
16 - 11[Lia Stang] Service error.
- TWUW subs: Amy Leschied; Chelsea Fitchette.
16 - 12[Chelsea Fitchette] Attack error by Whitney Matheson.
17 - 12[Chelsea Fitchette] Bad set by Chelsea Fitchette.
18 - 12[Jaki Ellis] Attack error by Royal Richardson.
18 - 13[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
18 - 14[Nicole Bazin] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko (block by Alicia Perrin; Kelci French).
- Timeout Alberta.
18 - 15[Nicole Bazin] Attack error by Caitlin Buckell.
18 - 16[Nicole Bazin] Service ace (Whitney Matheson).
- ALBERTAW subs: Jenice Warkentin; Caitlin Buckell.
19 - 16[Nicole Bazin] Service error.
20 - 16[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
20 - 17[Whitney Matheson] Service error.
- TWUW subs: Chelsea Wand; Chelsea Hudson.
20 - 18[Kelci French] Kill by Royal Richardson.
- ALBERTAW subs: Caitlin Buckell; Jenice Warkentin.
21 - 18[Kelci French] Bad set by Kelci French.
21 - 19[Caitlin Buckell] Bad set by Jaki Ellis.
- TWUW subs: Amber Brown; Royal Richardson; Amy Leschied; Chelsea Fitchette.
21 - 20[Amber Brown] Bad set by Jaki Ellis.
- Timeout Alberta.
21 - 21[Amber Brown] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko (block by Alicia Perrin).
- ALBERTAW subs: Jessie Niles; Whitney Matheson.
21 - 22[Amber Brown] Service ace (Jessie Niles).
- ALBERTAW subs: Whitney Matheson; Jessie Niles.
22 - 22[Amber Brown] Attack error by Amy Leschied.
22 - 23[Alena Omelchenko] Kill by Chelsea Wand (from Kelci French).
22 - 24[Alicia Perrin] Attack error by Alyssa Jones (block by Chelsea Wand; Nicole Bazin).
22 - 25[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Nicole Bazin (from Kelci French).
Score(V-H) Period: 3
- TWUW starters: Chelsea Hudson; Amy Leschied; Nicole Bazin; Kelci French; Royal Richardson; Alicia Perrin; libero Jodi Neufeld.
- ALBERTAW starters: Lia Stang; Jaki Ellis; Whitney Matheson; Caitlin Buckell; Alena Omelchenko; Alyssa Jones; libero Erin Walsh.
0 - 1[Lia Stang] Kill by Kelci French.
1 - 1[Amy Leschied] Attack error by Amy Leschied.
1 - 2[Jaki Ellis] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
2 - 2[Nicole Bazin] Kill by Caitlin Buckell (from Jaki Ellis).
3 - 2[Whitney Matheson] Attack error by Royal Richardson (block by Caitlin Buckell; Alena Omelchenko).
4 - 2[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
5 - 2[Whitney Matheson] Bad set by Chelsea Hudson.
6 - 2[Whitney Matheson] Attack error by Kelci French.
6 - 3[Whitney Matheson] Service error.
6 - 4[Kelci French] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko (block by Royal Richardson; Alicia Perrin).
6 - 5[Kelci French] Service ace (Alyssa Jones).
6 - 6[Kelci French] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko.
6 - 7[Kelci French] Service ace (Whitney Matheson).
6 - 8[Kelci French] Kill by Royal Richardson (from Chelsea Hudson).
- Timeout Alberta.
7 - 8[Kelci French] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
8 - 8[Caitlin Buckell] Service ace (Jodi Neufeld).
8 - 9[Caitlin Buckell] Service error.
9 - 9[Royal Richardson] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
10 - 9[Alena Omelchenko] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
10 - 10[Alena Omelchenko] Kill by Amy Leschied (from Chelsea Hudson).
10 - 11[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Amy Leschied (from Kelci French).
11 - 11[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
11 - 12[Alyssa Jones] Kill by Nicole Bazin (from Chelsea Hudson).
12 - 12[Chelsea Hudson] Kill by Lia Stang (from Alyssa Jones).
13 - 12[Lia Stang] Service ace (Jodi Neufeld).
14 - 12[Lia Stang] Service ace (Kelci French).
14 - 13[Lia Stang] Kill by Amy Leschied (from Chelsea Hudson).
15 - 13[Amy Leschied] Attack error by Royal Richardson.
- TWUW subs: Amy Leschied; Chelsea Fitchette.
15 - 14[Jaki Ellis] Attack error by Whitney Matheson (block by Kelci French; Nicole Bazin).
16 - 14[Nicole Bazin] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
- Timeout (Media).
17 - 14[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Jaki Ellis).
17 - 15[Whitney Matheson] Kill by Alicia Perrin (from Chelsea Hudson).
- TWUW subs: Chelsea Wand; Chelsea Hudson.
17 - 16[Kelci French] Service ace (Alyssa Jones).
17 - 17[Kelci French] Service ace (Erin Walsh).
17 - 18[Kelci French] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko (block by Royal Richardson; Alicia Perrin).
17 - 19[Kelci French] Service ace (Caitlin Buckell).
- Timeout Alberta.
17 - 20[Kelci French] Service ace (Erin Walsh).
18 - 20[Kelci French] Service error.
18 - 21[Caitlin Buckell] Kill by Chelsea Wand (from Kelci French).
- TWUW subs: Amber Brown; Royal Richardson; Amy Leschied; Chelsea Fitchette.
18 - 22[Amber Brown] Kill by Alicia Perrin (from Kelci French).
- ALBERTAW subs: Jenice Warkentin; Lia Stang.
19 - 22[Amber Brown] Kill by Alena Omelchenko (from Jaki Ellis).
20 - 22[Alena Omelchenko] Attack error by Amy Leschied.
- Timeout Trinity Western.
20 - 23[Alena Omelchenko] Kill by Alicia Perrin (from Kelci French).
20 - 24[Alicia Perrin] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko (block by Nicole Bazin; Amy Leschied).
- ALBERTAW subs: Lia Stang; Jenice Warkentin.
21 - 24[Alicia Perrin] Kill by Alyssa Jones (from Alena Omelchenko).
22 - 24[Alyssa Jones] Bad set by Nicole Bazin.
22 - 25[Alyssa Jones] Attack error by Alena Omelchenko.

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