Simon Fraser University seniors, including Madeline Hait of Burnaby, are graduating with honours.
The varsity women’s volleyball seniors ensured the program of its first .500 NCAA Division II season following back-to-back wins over Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s universities in Great Northwest conference play last week.
Hait took a set from fellow senior Brooklynn Gould-Bradbury and delivered a match-winning kill in a five-set win over Western Oregon at home on Nov. 6.
On Saturday, senior Kelsey Robinson and Devon May had 10 kills apiece to give the Clan a 3-0 win over Saint Martin’s on Seniors’ Night at home.
“There are always lots of emotions with it being Seniors’ Night but the team stuck to the game plan and executed well on a big night,” said Clan head coach Gina Schmidt in a school press release.
The two wins improved SFU’s overall record to 16-8 and 10-6 in conference play.
Against Western Oregon, SFU took the opening two sets 25-22 and 26-24, but were taken to a tiebreak after dropping the third and fourth sets 25-22 and 25-20.
SFU took the tiebreaker 15-12, making good on 10 kills on 11 attempts to earn the win.
Robinson led all hitters with 20 kills, while Hait had 14 and fellow senior Amanda Renkema added 11. May chipped in with a dozen Ks.
“Western Oregon … came to play and made it a very competitive match,” said Schmidt in the release. “I told them to enjoy these moments together as this team, and they did just that.”
The Clan will close out its regular season in Alaska, stopping in Anchorage on Thursday before finishing up in Fairbanks on Saturday.
