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Thomson and Irwin pace volleyball Martlets to silver at Carabins Classic

Published: 20 September 2009

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MONTREAL - Power hitter Jennifer Thomson of Rosemere, Que., and middle blocker Kelsey Irwin of Vancouver, B.C., were both named to the all-tournament team as the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ women's volleyball team opened their preseason with a 4-1 record and a silver medal finish at the Carabins Invitational, hosted by Université de Montreal over the weekend.

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Thomson, a physical education senior who measures 5-foot-7, racked up a combined total of 65 digs, 56 kills, six aces, one stuff block and a 2.32 passing ratio (out of 3).

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Irwin, 6-foot political science and sociology senior, registered 57 kills, 18 digs, 12 blocks and three aces.

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On Friday, the Martlets whipped Waterloo by set scores of 25-17, 27-25 and 25-23. The next day, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ quelled Queen's (28-26, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20) and swept College Bois-de-Boulogne (25-15, 25-21, 25-14) to advance to Sunday's playoff round.

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In the semifinal, they met Queen's again and swept the Gaels (25-14, 25-20 and 25-10) to qualify for the gold medal match against the host UdeM Carabins.

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In the final, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ looked like they would finally knock the Carabins monkey off their backs, winning the first two sets 25-23 and 25-22. But UdeM pulled out the rally caps and roared back to win the final three sets 25-20, 25-19 and 15-8. The match lasted two hours and six minutes.

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The Martlets will get a two-week break before resuming play at the Ottawa's Quality hotel Preseason Classic tourney, Oct. 2-4. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ is scheduled to take on Windsor and Ottawa in the first round, then Moncton and Ryerson the next day.


TOURNAMENT RESULTS

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Sept. 18

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Sherbrooke vs Queen's : 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19)

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs WaterlooÌý: 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-23)

²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô vs Bois de BoulogneÌý: 3-1 (22-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-17)

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Sept. 19

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Sherbrooke vs Bois de Boulogne: 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-11)

²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô vs WaterlooÌý: 3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-21)

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs Queen's : 3-1 (28-26, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20)

Sherbrooke vs WaterlooÌý: 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 24-26, 25-17)

±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs Bois de Boulogne: 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-14)

²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô vs Queen's : 3-2 (26-24, 27-29, 22-25, 28-26, 15-13)

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Sept. 20

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Semifinal: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs QueenÌý: 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-10)

Semifinal: ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô vs SherbrookeÌý: 3-1 (25-22, 9-25, 25-19, 25-21)

Fifth place game : Waterloo vs BdeBÌý: 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-15)

BronzeÌýSherbrooke vs QueenÌý: 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-20)

GOLD: ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô vs ±«ÓãÖ±²¥Ìý: 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-8)

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FINAL STANDINGS

  1. ²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô
  2. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
  3. Sherbrooke
  4. Queen
  5. Waterloo
  6. College Bois-de-Boulogne

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ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Marie-Pier Murray-Méthot (²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô)

Jennifer Thompson (±«ÓãÖ±²¥)

Allison Grand (Queen)

Renée-Claude Chevarie (Sherbrooke)

Kelsey Irwin (±«ÓãÖ±²¥)

Mélanie Roy (²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô)

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Tourney MVPÌý: Alexandra Lojen (²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô)

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

Athletics & Recreation

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514-398-7012 (Tel.)

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