Rustlers defeat Thunder in 3 sets
The Lakeland Rustlers defeated the Concordia Thunder in three sets (25-11, 25-13, 26-24) Friday night in Lloydminster. In the first set, the Rustlers got out to a 7-2 lead, forcing the Thunder to call a time out. The Thunder found themselves down 10-2 before they were able to cut the lead to 10-4. The Rustlers built their lead up to 19-9 and took the set 25-11. The second started with the two teams trading points before the Rustlers opened up an 11-4 lead. The Thunder would try to fight back, but the Rustlers were too strong and won 25-13. The Thunder opened up a 3-1 lead to start the third set, but the Rustlers came back to tie the score at 4. The Thunder built a 10-6 lead that they were able to extend to 16-11. The Rustlers fought back to tie the score at 20. The teams traded points before the Rustlers were able to score twice in a row and win the set 26-24. Player of the Game for the Rustlers was #14, Tawnee Dupuis. Player of the Game for the Thunder was #4, Julia Heupel.

















