Week 10 of the regular season opens with a pair of women’s volleyball matches with plenty on the line with just three weeks left.
Douglas Royals @ VIU Mariners – Friday February 3, 6:00pm | WATCH HERE
The top team in the Conference; the VIU Mariners continue to roll and are coming off a bye week while the Douglas Royas are starting to heat up, winning four straight as they open their final road weekend of the regular season.
In their only other weekend meeting this year, the Mariners took care of business, winning both matches, dropping just one set. Since losing that one set they have won five in a row with four-three set sweeps. They continue to look like a women’s volleyball juggernaut.
Since their loss to the Mariners the Royals have won four of their last five matches, including four straight, their last two courtesy of the sweep. They sit comfortably in the third spot, chasing the idle Camosun Chargers by just four points.
Head-to-Head
Records: Royals 10-5 – Mariners 14-0
Sets Won: Royals 34 – Mariners 42
Sets Lost: Royals 22 – Mariners 6
Kill Leaders: Megan Jones 139 (Royals) – Jane Lytvynenko 183 (Mariners)
Block Leaders: Abbie Smith 24 (Royals) – Cassidy Kitchen 18 (Mariners)
Digs Leaders: Logan Richter 98 (Royals) – Mika Yamada 171 (Mariners)
Capilano Blues @ CBC Bearcats – Friday February 3, 6:00pm | WATCH HERE
These two programs know they will not play in the PACWEST championship tournament in three weeks as they sit at the bottom of the standings, with two points separating them. They split their weekend doubleheader heading into the holiday break.
The Blues have been playing better as of late and are coming off a win last weekend over the COTR Avalanche. They also pushed the defending national champion Mariners to their only fifth and final set this year which happened two weeks ago.
As for the Bearcats, their lone win this season came at Capilano, the final match before the holiday break. They took out the Blues with a three-set sweep in late November. Since then, they have lost four straight, winning just one set.
Head-to-Head
Records: Blues 2-12 – Bearcats 1-13
Sets Won: Blues 15 – Bearcats 8
Sets Lost: Blues 38 – Bearcats 39
Kill Leaders: Nnya Mabaoma 68 (Blues) – Paige VanDellan 114 (Bearcats)
Block Leaders: Anna Liniewski 28 (Blues) – Georgia Maclean 26 (Bearcats)
Digs Leaders: Vanesa Gatto 154 (Blues) – Janae Bruinsma 80 (Bearcats)
