Match 5: Briercrest Clippers 3, Providence Pilots 0
The first matchup of day two saw the Briercrest Clippers defeat the Providence Pilots in straight sets, 25-18, 25-16, and 25-18.
Briercrest put together a strong first set, in large part thanks to their All-Canadian Karym Coleman. Coleman led the team with seven points in the frame coming off six kills and one service ace.
It was much of the same for the Clippers in the second as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Briercrest recorded five service aces in the second, led by Coleman who picked up three from behind the line.
The Clippers closed things out with another dominant set to cap off the straight set sweep and advance to the bronze semi-finals on day three.
Karym Coleman was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for Briercrest finishing with 10 kills, six aces and one dig. Avery Bergman was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for Providence recording 12 kills and two digs on the afternoon.
Match 6: VIU Mariners 3, Sainte-Anne Dragons 1
The VIU Mariners picked up a hard-fought victory over the Sainte-Anne Dragons in four sets, (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25) to advance to the bronze semi-finals.
VIU and Sainte-Anne went back and forth the entire first set as neither team could establish a run to break the game open. The Mariners managed to execute as the set went into extra points to capture a very tight opening set.
The Mariners put together a strong second set putting the Dragons in an early whole, leading to a quick timeout. Dominic Losier was huge for VIU in the second recording seven kills, helping his team take a, 2-0 set lead.
Sainte-Anne responded in the third set, jumping out to an early lead and maintaining it to force a fourth set.
The Dragons fell behind again early in the fourth but fought back tying the set up at 21. The Mariners never let them take the lead however closing out the set in extras to secure the victory.
The 4imprint Player of the Match for VIU was Owen Dyck who put up 44 assists, 10 digs, two kills and one block. Jeremy Bourque was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for Sainte-Anne finishing with 11 kills, two block, two digs and one ace.
Match 7: Camosun Chargers 3, Fanshawe Falcons 1
The Camosun Chargers booked the first of two spots in the National Championship game, defeating the Fanshawe Falcons in four sets (22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20).
The Falcons battled their way back to claim the first set after falling behind in the early going. Daniel Ridings was terrific in the first set for Fanshawe, recording 10 points on seven kills, two aces and a block.
Camosun was able to capture a tightly contested second set, thanks to a 4-1 run in the final stages. All-Canadian Eduardo Bida led the offence for the Chargers picking up six points in the second.
It was more of the same in the third with the Falcons hanging around in the set, before a late Chargers run would help them capture the set.
The Chargers would fall behind early in fourth but clawed their way back to close out the match and book their ticket to the National Championship game.
Kristopher La Guardia was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for the Chargers finishing with nine digs in the match. Daniel Ridings was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for the Falcons recording 17 kills, nine digs, five aces and two blocks.
Match 8: Humber Hawks 3, Volontaires de Sherbrooke 1
The host Humber Hawks will play for the National Championship on home court, after defeating the Volontaires De Sherbrooke in four sets (25-17, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23).
If was a dominant opening set for Humber in front of the home crowd. The Hawks broke away in the back half of the set to take an early lead. Jake Gomes was terrific for Humber in the first putting up six points on three kills, two aces and one block.
The Volontaires were lethal from the service line, helping them to win the set. Sherbrooke finished with nine aces in the second frame alone, tying things up at one set each.
Humber answered back in the third set, grabbing an early lead, and riding it to the 2-1 set lead. Michael McAlpine paced the Hawks offence picking up five points in the set, on four kills and one ace.
Sherbrooke grabbed an early lead in the fourth as they tried to force a fifth set. The Hawks managed to fight their way back into the set tying things up at 19-points. Humber would close out the match taking the fourth as Jaydon Milne scored the final point for the Hawks.
Michael McAlpine was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for Humber finishing with 13 kills, five digs and one ace. Marc-Antoine Durocher was named the 4imprint Player of the Match for the Volontaires recording 10 kills, four aces and one block.