Mariners Go For National Gold
The VIU Mariners will meet the Lakeland Rustlers in the women's national final
VIU Mariners vs. Lakeland Rustlers – Saturday March 9, 7:00pm PST | WATCH HERE
The PACWEST champion VIU Mariners face the Alberta champion Lakeland Rustlers in today’s women’s national gold match.
The Mariners got to this point after opening the tournament with a 3-0 sweep over the ACAA champion UKC Devils on Wednesday. They were then tested on Thursday pushed to a fifth set by the host Red Deer Queens. The Mariners had a 2-0 lead evaporate before winning the fifth set 15-10 to advance them to the gold medal match.
The Rustlers have been brilliant not losing a set this tournament and haven’t dropped a set since December. They took down the Manitoba champions in the quarterfinals, then swept the Capilano Blues on Thursday.
Incredibly between these two schools they have combined to win the last seven national gold medals and after today it will be eight. Oddly enough they have never faced each other in this gold medal match.
This should be a dandy.