Blues Ready for Semis
The Capilano Blues meet the ACAC champs in the CCAA semi-final
Capilano Blues vs. Lakeland Rustlers – Thursday March 7, 5:00pm PST | WATCH HERE
After a thrilling five-set win over the RSEQ champion Nordiques de Lionel-Groulx on Wednesday the Capilano Blues find themselves facing another Conference champion in the CCAA semi-finals today.
It was the only match on Day 1 that wasn’t a three-set sweep as the Blues used a very balanced attack led by First Team All-Star Nnya Mbaoma. She had 14 kills including the match winner and added two aces and 12 digs. Annika Kuznik was also solid with 13 kills and 13 digs.
The Blues will meet the Alberta champion Lakeland Rustlers after their dominating three-set sweep over the Manitoba champion Canadian Mennonite University Blazers. The Rustlers gave up a total of 31 points in their victory.
They won 15 in a row entering the ACAC playoffs following an 18-1 regular season and haven’t lost a set since December 1st. They are extremely balanced and gifted offensively and will cause plenty of match-up challenges.
Defensively the Blues will need to key on Avery Bates after she collected 222 kills during the regular season but only had three in their quarterfinal victory yesterday. Lana Matthews on the other hand had 15 kills in the win.
The winner moves onto play for national gold on Saturday.