Rustlers Women's Volleyball | Weekend Recap - Nov 8 & 9, 2019
The Rustlers volleyball teams made the trip to Fort McMurray, Alberta this past weekend to take on the Keyano College Huskies in regular-season action.
The Rustlers women's volleyball was back in the win column this weekend. Friday night's game in Fort McMurray resulted in a win for the Rustlers in 4 sets (25-12, 25-14, 22-25, 25-13).
The opening two sets were fully dominated by the Rustlers, with the Huskies only scoring 12 and 14 points, respectively. The Rustlers controlled the ball and distributed the ball to their hitters effectively.
The Rustlers would suffer a small breakdown in the third set, allowing the Huskies to get ahead and end the set 22-25. Some impressive serving from first-year outside Jenay Varga allowed the Rustlers almost to come back to win the set.
The Rustlers would carry this momentum into the fourth set and return to the team they showed to be in the first two sets, winning the fourth set 25-13.
Player of the game for the Rustlers was first-year setter Jana Laing for her impressive performance in running the team's offense. Other standout performances included fourth-year right side Bailee Weiler with 16 kills, 8 assists, 15 digs, and 2 blocks. Jenay Varga with 13 kills, 4 service aces, and 10 digs.
The women's volleyball team went on to complete their first sweep of the year on Saturday against the Keyano Huskies defeating them in 3 sets (26-24, 25-20, 25-16).
A bit of a rocky start in the first, allowing the Huskies to go up late in the set, the Rustlers remained steady and overpowered the huskies to win in extra points 26-24.
From then on, the Rustlers remained steady, winning the third set 25-20 and 25-16.
The Rustlers were led by the first year left side Madison Blain with 15 kills and 12 digs. First-year outside hitter Jenay Varga had 12 kills and a 53% hitting efficiency, earning her player of the game honours.
The Rustlers women's volleyball team will return to homecourt this coming weekend against the Augustana Vikings on Saturday, November 16th, at 6 pm with the men to follow.