Olds, AB 

The Briercrest College Clippers Women's Volleyball won 3-1 (25-20, 26-24, 23-25, 25-17) to the Olds College Broncos on February 25, 2022 at the Ralph Klein Centre. 

A slow start for the Broncos as they saw service errors, taking the Clippers to a 4 point lead. A service error for the Clippers allowed the Broncos to go on a bit of a scoring run to tighten the gap by only two points. Rachel Stead and Jessica Zacharies for the Clippers played strong at the net. While Francesca Sandini played very strong in the first set for the Broncos along with Sarah Merkosky serving, taking the final set score 25-20 for the Clippers. 

The Broncos come out ready to play for the second set.  Keeping the score tied or within a one point gap almost the entire set. Tabitha Martin had a big kill, finally allowing the Broncos to take the lead in the set. Rachel Buhler and Kelsey Wiebe had great defense at the net for the Clippers however a few tips from the Broncos threw them off just a little. Sydney Joyce played strong defending the net and with Sarah Merksky's serves allowed the Broncos to stay within striking distance. The final set score was 26-24 for Briercrest College. 

Francesca Sandini worked very hard in the back for the Broncos and again Tabitha Martin's big swing kept the Broncos in the lead. Samantha Laboucan played strong offensively and defensively at the net for the Broncos. Long rallies and strong plays for both teams made this set very entertaining. The Broncos were able to edge out the Clippers winning this set 25-23. 

The fourth set saw the Clippers taking an early 6 point lead over the Broncos and continued to play strong offensively and take the final set by a  score of 25-17.

The player of the game for theBriercrest Clippers  was number 12, Faith Buhler and the Olds College Broncos player of the game was number 4, Francesca Sandini. Catch the Broncos again on Saturday, February 26, 2022 as they take on the Briercrest Clippers again at home. The Women play at 6 p.m. with the men to follow at 8 p.m. 

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