OSHAWA, Ont. - The Durham College women's volleyball team earned a 3-1 win over the visiting Algonquin Thunder in their home opener at the CRWC on Saturday night. Set scores for the contest were 25-20, 20-25, 26-24, 25-13.
The Lords offence was well balanced as five different players recorded six or more kills on the evening, led by an 18 point performance from second-year outside hitter
Althea Boncheff (Alliston, Ont.).
The game also served as a special night with the Durham Rebels Volleyball Club in attendance, alongside the Lords Think Pink initiative which saw donations at the door and a portion of concession sales donated to breast cancer research.
Durham will look to continue their hot start to the season tomorrow afternoon when they welcome the La Cité Coyotes to the CRWC. Donations will once again be accepted as part of the Lords Think Pink home opening weekend. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.
• Boncheff led all Lords with a team-high 12 kills, in addition to four service aces and two blocks.
• Fellow second-year outside hitter
Sarah Rayment (Whitby, Ont.) and second-year middle
Alexa Armstrong (Whitby, Ont.) tied for second in team scoring with 11 points apiece. Rayment notched nine kills, one service ace and one block, while Armstrong recorded six kills, one service ace and four blocks.
• The Algonquin offence ran through Breanne Scheerhoorn who finished the night with a game-high 26 points from 18 kills, four service aces and four blocks.
• First-year Durham setters
Karlina Domingo (Pickering, Ont.) and
Georgi Williams (Whitby, Ont.) combined for 39 assists, recording 23 and 16 respectively.
• Second-year libero
Devyn Fraser (Uxbridge, Ont.) guided the Lords defence with 16 digs on the evening.
• Algonquin setter Sidney Sletcher recorded a game-high 27 assists in the loss, while libero Erin Roots notched 29 digs defensively.
Overall Record: 9-7
Conference Record: 2-0
Next game: Sunday, Oct. 28 vs. La Cité Coyotes • 1 p.m. - Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre
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