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GEORGIAN GRIZZLIES
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The Georgian Grizzlies men’s and women’s volleyball teams hosted the Fleming Knights to kick-off their 2019-20 OCAA regular season on Friday night at the Georgian Athletic Centre in Barrie.
A standing room only crowd was on hand to support the Grizzlies and it was felt on the court.
Georgian’s women’s team were impressive to start the season in the first game of the evening. The Grizzlies showed excellent chemistry to win the match in three straight sets 3-0 by scores of 25-16, 25-16 and 25-20.
Carina Brooks (Caledon) was excellent in her OCAA debut, as the rookie scored a team high 11 kills and added four aces.
Teammate Sophia Clement (Scarborough) was also on top of her game registering 29 assists and posting 10 digs in the contest.
In the men’s game, the Grizzlies got off to a great start taking the first set 25-11.
Georgian was then able to stave off a hard push by the Knights in the second set to take it 25-22. The Grizzlies were able to close out the match in the third set 25-17, to sweep the Knights 3-0.
Rookie Kaelan Kloestra (London) made a major impact in his OCAA debut registering 12 kills and adding three aces.
Sam Thorup (St. Marys) was also solid with seven kills, an ace and two blocks while Hayden Nichol (Guelph) also had seven kills, two aces and two blocks in the victory.
Both the Grizzlies men’s and women’s teams will be back in action next Friday, Oct. 25 when they host the Canadore Panthers at the Georgian Athletic Centre. The women’s game gets underway at 6 p.m. followed by the men’s game at 8 p.m.
Tickets for every Grizzlies home game are available at the doors for $5 or if you can’t make it person, the livestream can be viewed at GeorgianGrizzlies.ca/WatchLive
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