St. Clair Women’s Volleyball Off to OCAA Championship

The St. Clair College women’s volleyball team advanced to the OCAA Championship after a hard fought 3-0 win over a pesky La Cite Coyotes squad on Saturday afternoon at the Sportsplex.

Set scores for the Saints were 25-18, 25-23 and 25-17. The Coyotes played some incredible defense throughout the match to keep it tight. The Saints earned 65 of their 75 points as La Cite only committed 6 errors in the entire match. St. Clair is currently ranked 2nd in Ontario and 10th in Canada. The Coyotes finished in 6th place in the OCAA East Division. The Saints also had to battle through losing starter Jordyn Pranger (London; Medway) who went down with a knee injury in the first set.

Rookie outside hitter Amelia Oliverio (Windsor; St. Joseph’s) had a huge match for St. Clair with 9 kills on 23 attempts, 6 service aces and 5 digs. Te-Anna Stephenson (Whitby; Sinclair Secondary) also had a big game with 14 kills on 20 attempts and 12 digs. Middle Jessica Masse (Cottam; Essex District) had a solid match as well with 8 kills on 15 attempts, 1 stuff block and 2 digs.

The OCAA Championship is being hosted by Cambrian College in Sudbury from February 22-24. The Saints will face Niagara College on Friday night at 8 pm in their quarterfinal match. St. Clair has faced the Knights twice this year winning both matches 3-2.

St. Clair Men’s Volleyball End Season with Playoff Loss

The St. Clair College men’s volleyball team’s season came to an end with a tough playoff loss on the road in Barrie to the top ranked Georgian Grizzlies.

The Saints lost the match 3-0. Set scores for the Grizzlies were 25-12, 25-17 and 25-10. Georgian is currently ranked 3rd in Ontario and 11th in Canada. The Grizzlies finished 1st in the OCAA East with a record of 16-

Frankie Friesen (Staples; Tilbury District) had a solid match with 8 kills, 1 service ace, 1 stuff block and 7 digs.

With the win Georgian advances to the OCAA Championship being hosted by Humber College in Toronto next weekend.