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Posted: Nov 19, 2022

Clippers Enjoy Comprehensive Victory Over Ooks

Box Score
Game Leaders
NAIT
K: Shae McIntyre - 11
B: 3 Players (#06, #11, #15) - 1
D: Jared Krogen - 8
SA: Carter Hills - 3
BC
K: Karym Coleman - 18
B: Tyson Nachtigall - 5
D: Brady Watchel - 10
SA: Davis Borden - 3
Team Stats
Full stats

Following a disappointing five-set loss to the NWP Wolves on Friday, the Briercrest Clippers men's volleyball team looked to right the ship as they faced the NAIT Ooks, leaders in the ACAC North.

Briercrest hitters Davis Borden and Karym Coleman, who combined for 36 kills against NWP on Friday, picked up where they left off, while NAIT responded with a strong net presence on the block. NAIT hitter Shae McIntyre, ranked 2nd in the ACAC in aces, featured on offense. The visitors were clearly conscious of the short ceiling in the Caronport gym and struggled to establish a useful rhythm on serve. Borden served out the game, 25-16.

In set two, both teams succumbed to the Christmas spirit, gifting copious points on serve. Clipper setter Jeremy Martens featured Coleman, TJ Ward, and Jackson Anderson on offense, while NAIT setter Karter Godin responded by feeding McIntyre and middles Ross Bishop and Felix Dufour. Down the stretch, Briercrest middle Tyson Nachtigall supplied the scoring and defensive highlights, and Anderson won the set on serve, 26-24.

Carter Hills opened set three for NAIT with useful contributions. The Clippers' blockers frustrated McIntyre early, but the Ooks big man remained a regular target of Godin. Martens surprised the NAIT block with a great back set to Anderson, but NAIT opened a small gap as Hills began to find his offensive chops. With McIntyre and Bishop supplying the power, and the Clippers wrestling with their serve, NAIT took the game, 25-20.

Coleman, Ward, and Anderson brought the brawn for the Clippers to begin set four, but it was the defense, let by Martens and Nachtigall on the right side and Borden and Ward on the left, that pushed the home team to a sizeable advantage. The Ooks could not string together any consistency on their attack, as Coleman and Anderson neutralized their rallies. Still, the Edmonton team continued to chip away, but Coleman delivered the decisive blows down the stretch, giving the hosts a 25-19 win in the final stanza.

Jared Krogen, a former Clippers libero, received the Player of the Game award for the visiting Ooks, registering nine digs and two assists. For the Clippers, setter Jeremy Martens directed a smart and diversified attack, and his three digs, two aces, and 32 assists earned him POG