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Huskies claim AUS crown over volleyball X-Women

Huskies claim AUS crown over volleyball X-Women
February 21, 2010

The first ever AUS volleyball title was not meant to be this afternoon for the StFX X-Women, as the Saint Mary’s Huskies won the AUS championship game 3-0 and claimed their fifth AUS title in school history.

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The Huskies outpowered the X-Women 25-12, 25-19 and 25-14, winning their third AUS banner in the past five years and first since the 2006-07 season.

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Saint Mary’s got out to an early 8-5 lead in the first set, increasing the lead to 16-10 at the second technical timeout. They then outscored the X-Women for the remainder of the game, winning 25-12.  The SMU blocking game was key to the victory as they tallied 6 solo blocks and 16 block assists in the match.

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The Huskies second set 25-19 win was a turning point in the match as they held off the X-Women challenge to take a 2-0 overall lead in the match. The X-Women established early leads of 8-6 and 13-9 before the Huskies rallied back to tie it up at 14-14, then took a 16-14 lead after a long, hard fought rally. The Huskies did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the set as they closed out the 25-19 win. SMU maintained their strong play in the third set where they held the lead throughout the game en route to the 25-14 three-set victory and the AUS title.

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Saint Mary’s was led by AUS Tournament MVP Kerri Smit who had a game-high 12 kills, 22 digs and 6 blocks. Subway Player of the Game Katelyn Cross had 31 assists in the victory while Ali Beaver recorded 11 kills and 11 digs and Amy Crider added 6 kills and 14 digs.

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Replying for the X-Women was league MVP Catherine Thornton who had 10 kills and 7 digs while Katherine Ryan chipped in with 4 kills and 8 digs. Second team all-star Leah McInnis had 13 digs and fifth year middle Alex Quinn added 6 kills and 4 digs in the losing effort.

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Both Catherine Thornton and Katherine Ryan were named to the AUS tournament all star team, along with the Huskies Ali Beaver and Katelyn Cross. Alyssa Berry from Acadia and Tanya Paulin from UNB rounded out the all star selections.

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