Vikings take down Thunder in season opener
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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University of Alberta-Augustana | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | |
Concordia University of Edmonton | 18 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
University of Alberta-Augustana
Game Statistics | University of Alberta-Augustana | Concordia University of Edmonton |
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Hitting % | .000 | .000 |
Blocks | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Digs | 49 | 36 |
Aces | 4 | 2 |
EDMONTON AB - In the first game of the regular season the Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) Thunder, took on the visiting University of Alberta - Agustana (UAA) Vikings. In this close match between two teams living just a few km apart, their competitiveness rose and the Vikings walked away with a victory after just 3 sets.
This won't be the easiest win of the Vikings career, as all three sets were close in points, winning 25-18, 25-22 and 25-21. The Vikings digs were too much to handle for the home team, as they contributed to 14 and 13 points in the last two sets.
The Thunder and Vikings will meet again tomorrow night and the Thunder look to even the score and come out of the series tied at 1.
The Big Kahuna Player Of the Game for the Vikings was #11 Jesse Weber, who lead his team with 10 kills, and for the Thunder was #7 Keenan Forstey who contributed to 7 kills for the home team.