Kings and Queens tame the Wolves in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie, November 3, 2023 – The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings extended their winning streak to six matches while the Queens got back in the win column with a four-set victory over the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves on Friday night.
See below for more information regarding each match.
Women's Volleyball – Queens 3 at Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves 1
In the early goings of the first set, the two teams were going back and forth with another exchanging points but the Wolves would gain some momentum and go on a run that put them up five points. Head Coach Talbot Walton called a timeout after his team went down by five which sparked the Queens offence as they came out swinging scoring 13 consecutive points to go up 24-17 with help from outside-hitter Rachel Perry who served 12 in a row. The Queens would take the set 25-18 just moments later off a kill from outside-hitter Morgan Boisvert (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology).
After taking an early 11-4 lead, the Queens would continue their offensive ways into the second and take the set 25-12 with Perry earning her team's set-clinching point with a kill out of the right side.
It was a much closer third-set with the Wolves giving the Queens everything they got just to stay in the match and extend it to a fourth game. Nearing the end of the set, Northwestern would go on a three-point run to put them up 21-18 which led to a Queens timeout called by Walton. The Wolves would extend the match by taking the set 25-21.
The Wolves would continue their momentum into the fourth and jump out to a massive seven-point lead to open up the set. The Queens managed to erase this deficit and come back in the late stages of the set to defeat the Wolves 27-25 to take the match three sets to one.
The player of the match was awarded to right-side Rachel Perry who had eight kills and eight service aces.
The Queens will be back in action tomorrow evening as they head down to Edmonton to take on the NAIT Ooks for a 6 pm start.
Men's Volleyball– Kings 3 at Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves 1
The Kings found themselves down to the Wolves early on in the first set but with some offensive prowess from outside-hitter Colby Nemeth (Bachelor of Commerce), RDP crawled back into the set and the match. Down by one in the late stages of the opening set, Head Coach Aaron Schuha used one of his timeouts. Following the short break, RDP would score two consecutive points to take the lead. But the Wolves would answer back with a three-point run to give them set point as they went into the Kings final timeout of the set. Northwestern would take the first set 25-22 after a kill out of the middle following the timeout.
But with the help of outside-hitter Carter Hills (Bachelor of Kinesiology) from the service line with his tough top-spin serve, the Kings shook off their first set defeat and found themselves up 10-6 which forced the Wolves to call a timeout. After taking this early lead, RDP would run away with it to tie the match up at one with a 25-16 second set victory.
In the first few moments of the third set, the Kings forced a timeout on the other side of the court as they jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Nemeth had a huge part in this great start to the set as he was putting the Wolves in tough situations with his very fast top-spin serve that is known around the league. The Kings would take a 2-1 set lead into the fourth set after defeating the Wolves 25-19.
In the final set, the Kings would take the final set 25-20 to take the match three sets to one.
The Kings player of the match was awarded to middle Owen Langberg (Open Studies) who had nine kills and an impressive four solo blocks on the night.
The Kings will head south tomorrow night to face off with the NAIT Ooks with an 8 pm start.