Blues Advance
It took five sets but the Blues upset the Avalanche
The Capilano Blues survive and upset the COTR Avalanche in the first women’s quarterfinal in five sets; 25-14, 25-20, 11-25, 23-25, 15-9.
After winning the first two sets the Blues dropped the next two when the Avalanche stormed back with a convincing third set victory. The Blues held their composure and turned things around in the fifth set to advance to the semi-finals on Friday.
The Blues offence was led by a pair of stellar performances. First team All-Star Maya Griffith finished with 13 kills and Player of the Match Nnya Mbaoma tallied 12 along with a flurry of outstanding digs.
As the Avalanche season comes to a close, the Blues advance to face the VIU Mariners at 5:30pm on Friday with a berth in the PACWEST gold medal match and ultimately a berth at the CCAA nationals on the line.
Ryan Watters talks with Blues head coach Rob Gowe.
Player of the Match:
Blues – Nnya Mbaoma
Avalanche – Rylee Bell