Box Score The Lancer women's volleyball team ended their 2010-11 season with a 3-2 (26-24, 25-23, 10-25, 21-25, 15-12) win over Toronto Saturday and a 3-0 (26-28, 19-25, 15-25) loss to the host Brock Badgers on Sunday afternoon.
With the split, the Lancers end the regular season with a 4-15 record and out of a spot in the post season.
The Lancers had a rough start against Toronto and the Blues took full advantage; rookie Malena Rapaport of Vancouver, B.C., stepped up and tallied two aces and a kill for the Blues in first few minutes of play. Toronto continued to outplay the Lancers through the first technical. The Lancers, however, led by
Michelle Pierce began to make a steady recovery, eventually overtaking the Blues 10-9.
Brianna Balzer backed up Pierce, soon bringing the Lancers a 16-12 lead. The Blues eventually caught up, evening the score with a nice kill from Rapaport, but the Lancers persevered and won the set 26-24.
Karlee Diesing of Coquitlam, B.C. and Calgary native Katrina Rossall led the Blues in the second set, but it was a close one. Neither team let the other get a handle on the game and the match continued to tie long into the play. At 23-23 it was anyone's game and the Lancers
Brianna Balzer just managed to land a kill in time to take it in their favour (25-23).
Down two sets, the Blues pulled together and managed to gain an amazing comeback. They blew through the third set, only letting 10 of Windsor's shots in; Charlotte Sider, Diesing, and Rapaport raked in kill after kill as they pulled through the fourth set to gain a 25-21 victory.
With two sets each it all came down to the final set. It went back-and-fourth all the way through, but ultimately Kalia Seguin and Pierce won the set in favour of the Lancers 15-12.
In Sunday's 3-0 loss to Brock, Ana Vrcejl led the Blue & Gold with 11 kills.
Michelle Pierce and Jessica beltran each registered 11 digs in the loss.
Fifth year setter
Jillian Fantuz ended her university career with 30 set assists.
