HAMILTON, Ont. - The women won, but the men were defeated as Mohawk played St. Clair in OCAA volleyball Saturday (Nov. 2) in Hamilton.
The Mountaineer women dropped the first game, but battled back for a five-set victory over the Saints. The scores were 18-25, 25-11, 25-19, 23-25, 15-5.
Chi Chi Chuks-Mady led Mohawk with 13 kills, one service ace and 13 digs. Julie Gagnon had nine kills, four aces, two stuff blocks and 14 digs.
For St. Clair, Rachel Rivers had 10 kills and 17 digs while Desiree Redding contributed 13 digs.
"Tonight we allowed St Clair to dictate the pace early on, but pulled control back as the match progressed," said Mohawk head coach Andrew Nicholson. "They have a couple of outstanding rookies, especially their setter Redding, who can make gold out of sand. It was a good two points for us against a hard working team."
With the victory, the Mountaineers upped their mark to 2-1. It was the first match of the regular season for the Saints.
The news was not so good for the Mohawk men, who bowed to St. Clair in four sets. The Saints won 25-19, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21.
For the Mountaineers, Bryce Marcussen had nine kills, one ace and one block. Trevor McLaughlin also had nine kills and one ace and Marcin Jedrzejewski had eight kills.
For St. Clair, Jason Hernandez produced 18 kills and one block, while Curtis Ioch had seven kills and one block.
Mohawk is now 1-2 and St. Clair is 1-0.
Source: Mohawk College
The St. Clair women's volleyball team had a good weekend as they split their first two regular season matches on the road.
On Saturday, the Saints travelled to Hamilton, Ont., to take on the Mohawk Mountaineers. Unfortunately, St. Clair lost a close game 3-2 in their first match of the season. Game scores for Mohawk were 18-25, 25-11, 25-19, 23-25 and 15-5. Rachel Rivers (Cambridge/Galt Collegiate) led the way offensively for St. Clair with 10 kills, two service aces, one stuff block and 22 digs. Monica Roch (Windsor/E.J. Lajeunesse) had a solid game defensively with 22 digs. Mohawk improved their record to 2-1 with the win.
On Sunday, St. Clair travelled to Welland, Ont., to do battle with the Niagara Knights. The Saints rebounded well from their loss the previous night defeating the Knights 3-1 and handing Niagara their first loss of the season. Game scores for St. Clair were 25-15, 28-26, 22-25 and 26-24. Rivers led the way offensively once again with 23 kills and three service aces. Niagara's record fell to 2-1 with the loss. Setter Desiree Redding (Windsor/Southfield Lathrup) had a solid game with 28 assists and 22 digs.
The Saints will open their home schedule this coming weekend. St. Clair will host two new members to the OCAA West Division. On Saturday, the Saints will host Boreal College at 2 p.m. and on Sunday St. Clair will host Cambrian College at 12 noon.
Source: St. Clair College