Thomson and Irwin pace volleyball Martlets to silver at Carabins Classic
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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 McGill 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, McGill 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, McGill 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. McGill is scheduled to take on Windsor and Ottawa in the first round, then Moncton and Ryerson the next day.
TOUÏ㽶ÊÓƵMENT RESULTS
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Sept. 18
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Sherbrooke vs Queen's : 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19)
McGill 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)
McGill 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)
McGill 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: McGill 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 McGillÌý: 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-8)
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FINAL STANDINGS
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- McGill
- Sherbrooke
- Queen
- Waterloo
- College Bois-de-Boulogne
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ALL-TOUÏ㽶ÊÓƵMENT TEAM
Marie-Pier Murray-Méthot (²Ñ´Ç²Ô³Ù°ùé²¹±ô)
Jennifer Thompson (McGill)
Allison Grand (Queen)
Renée-Claude Chevarie (Sherbrooke)
Kelsey Irwin (McGill)
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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