The MUN Sea-Hawks returned to action this weekend for two games against the University of Moncton Aigles Bleus, winning both times.
It was the first time since November that the Sea-Hawks were back in action, and entering this series vs. Moncton, coach Sydney Rohm said they were expecting “a lot of very good defense. They’re the scrappiest team in our league.”
And that proved true, as both the second and third sets on Friday night were very back and fourth. That being said, the Sea-Hawks managed to pull through, winning 3-1.
The following day, the Sea-Hawks would win in straight sets over Moncton, winning 3-0. While Moncton was unable to win a set in this game, the team kept it very close in the first two sets, only losing 25-23 and 25-21 respectively.
Moncton lead for a good chunk of the second set. Memorial played their best volleyball in the third set, winning decisively 25-14.
This win means that Memorial now sits at 7-5 on the season and has also moved up ahead of Saint Mary’s for second place in the AUS, who they will play against next weekend on the road in a crucial series with huge standings implications.
This weekend also saw the Sea-Hawks draw their biggest crowd of the season, which gave Memorial a huge boost.
After the game, when talking about playing on home court for the first time since November, fourth year setter Karen Greek said “it was awesome, we actually had some of our biggest crowds, we had our club girls out here so that was awesome. It’s always great to see club teams here and seeing them cheering us on… it’s really awesome seeing the support from the fans and the community.”
