Undermanned volleyball women fourth at U-21 provincial championship
QUEBEC CITY -- 鲍鱼直播 finished fourth of 11 teams at the provinical under-21 women's volleyball championship hosted by Coll猫ge Fran莽ois-Xavier Garneau over the weekend.
Due to age restrictions, only nine members of the Martlets were eligible for the tournament.
"We played without experienced聽 setters since ours were too old to participate," explained 鲍鱼直播 head coach Rachele Beliveau.
A pair of power-hitters -- Leila Pieper, a 5-foot-7 freshman from Ottawa and Amy Graham, a 5-foot-11 junior from Bloomfield Village, Mich., -- filled in as setters.
"They did a pretty credible job despite not being experienced at that position," said Beliveau.
The Martlets won their first match on Saturday, defeating the Horions, one of the top club programs in the province, 25-19, 25-15. 鲍鱼直播 then swept Coll猫ge de l'Outaouais 25-19, 25-22.
In their third match of the day, the Martlets were defeated 25-17, 25-23 by Coll猫ge Lionel-Groulx.
In Sunday's playoff round, 鲍鱼直播 edged Sherbrooke 25-22, 17-25, 15-11聽 in a quarterfinal. The Martlets then stumbled in a semifinal against Coll猫ge FX Garneau, losing 11-25, 18-25, 21-25.
In the bronze medal match, the Montreal Carabins junior squad swept 鲍鱼直播 25-15, 25-21, 25-16.