WINDSOR, Ont. - The St. Clair Saints battled to the wire with the Algonquin Thunder late into the night at St. Clair's very own SportsPlex on Friday in the OCAA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by belairdirect.

Quarter-Final #4 - St. Clair 3, Algonquin 2

The Saints were looking upset the higher-ranked Thunder. Early in the first set the Saints took a quick lead which helped them beat the Thunder 25-19. Throughout the second set, Algonquin gained control as they kept the Saints to 14 points and St. Clair fell victim to the Thunder as they won 25-14.

In the third set the Saints regained control after dominating and only allowing the Thunder to get 10 points, giving the Saints the edge with a 25-10 set win. The fourth set of the match provided a variety of back and forth plays that kept the crowd on their feet the majority of the set as the Thunder prevailed for a 25-23 win.

Due to the 2-2 tie at the end of the set, the fifth and final set was needed to help decided the match. The Saints gained back their control with aggressive play and great teamwork as the Saints pulled out a hard fought win with a set score of 15-9 and a final match score of 3-2.

The Saints had a great offensive display from Angela Evans who had a game-high 19 kills, one ace and one stuff block. The Saints also received offensive help from Kaila Crough who had eight kills of her own along with five aces. Fantastic setting was provided by Madison Trotter and Kimberly Quintanella to help push the Saints to victory.

The Thunder's leading players were Breanne Scheerhoorn who had 12 kills, two aces and three stuff blocks. Algonquin's other key offensive player was Rylee Leger who had four kills, one ace, and one stuff block.

Players of the Game for the Algonquin Thunder was Julianna Tebrake and St. Clair's Evans.

The Saints are set for their semi-final game against the top-ranked Humber Hawks at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Clair's SportsPlex.

Quarter-Final #3 - Humber 3, Loyalist 1

The Humber Hawks still remain as one of the top threats for the OCAA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by belairdirect being held at St. Clair's SportsPlex on Friday.

In this match-up, both teams looked very strong from the start as Loyalist battled back and forth the majority of the first set with Humber, but fell to a 25-21 defeat.

The highly energetic atmosphere continued early in the start of the second set. Humber had some key plays late in the set that put pressure on the Loyalist which eventually was too much for the team to handle as they fell yet another set by a score of 25-17.

One of the major turning points for the Loyalist team came in the third set as they fought hard late to give the Lancers the edge to overcome the Hawks 25-23. As Loyalist and Humber continued into the fourth set Humber prevailed with the dominating play which gave the Hawks the final set win 25-16, as well as the 3-1 final.

Leading the Humber Hawks was Devan O'Conner who had 17 kills and four aces. Strong play was also shown by Breanna Golding who contributed 17 kills and one ace. Gabie Miletic displayed great teamwork, which resulted in an outstanding 49 assists.

Loyalist Lancers notable players were Sara Piana Yafu with a team-high 17 kills and one stuff block. Christine Madago also displayed great offence by contributing seven kills and one stuff block as well.

The Players of the Game were received by Humber's O'Conner, and Loyalist's Piana-Yafu.

With the win Humber will now advance into the semi-final game at 8 p.m. on Saturday against the St. Clair Saints.

Quarter-Final #2 - Niagara 3, Cambrian 1

The Niagara Knights put up a hard fight against the Cambrian Golden Shield resulting in a win in the second game of the OCAA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by belairdirect held at St. Clair College's Sportsplex on Friday.

Cambrian looked hopeful, upsetting the Knights by taking an early lead in the first set winning 25-18. The second set remained close in scoring, but it was the Niagara Knights who came out with the win of 25-22. Cambrian continued to fight hard against Niagara's powerful offence, but the Knights prevailed and won the third set 25-19. The fourth set was a tough loss for the Golden Shield, being defeated by the Knights 25-15 to end the match.

Jordan Koslowski of the Niagara Knights dominated with 17 kills, six aces and one stuff block.  Rachel Rivers supported with 18 kills. Bailey Davis provided strong setting with a whopping 40 assists.

Cambrian's Jillian Vallier fought back with eight kills, six aces and one stuff block. Emily Clark contributed with five kills, three aces and one stuff block. An outstanding setting display by Kendra Muffo resulted in 35 assists.

The Player of the Game for the Niagara Knights was Jordan Koslowski. The Cambrian Golden Shield's Player of the Game was Kailey Bastien.

Lindsay Wilcox answered with eight kills and two aces for the Fanshawe Falcons. Meghan Morelli contributed with six kills, two aces and two stuff blocks. Twelve assists were provided by Darian Gropp, who was named the Fanshawe Falcons Player of the Game.

With the win, Durham advances to the semi-final at 6 p.m. on Saturday against the Niagara Knights.

Championship Website: www.ocaa.com/championships/wvbl/2016-17/index

Championship Webcast: www.youtube.com/user/WindsorEssexTV

Championship Schedule
Friday, February 24
Quarter-Finals
Game 1: Durham 3, Fanshawe 0
Game 2: Niagara 3, Cambrian 1
Game 3: Humber 3, Loyalist 1
Game 4: St. Clair 3, Algonquin 2

Saturday, February 25
Consolation Round
Game 5: Fanshawe vs. Cambrian - 1:30 p.m.
Game 6: Loyalist vs. Algonquin - 3:30 p.m.
Semi-Finals
Game 7: Durham vs. Niagara - 6 p.m.
Game 8: Humber vs. St. Clair - 8 p.m.

Sunday, February 26
Consolation Final
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 12 p.m.
Bronze Medal Match
Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 - 2:30 p.m.
Winning team presented OCAA Bronze Medal at conclusion of match
Gold Medal Match
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 5 p.m.
OCAA Gold and Silver Medals presented at conclusion of match

Source: St. Clair College