volleyball
down year after a
fifth place at last year's
nationals, crushed the Langara
Falcons Friday night in what
might have been
a display of
things to come.
The Royals
started the
match with first
serve, using it to :
their advantage,
as they raced to
an early 8-0
lead. Early in
the match, DC
was dominating
the play above
the net, as their
blockers were
sending almost
every Falcons
attack back in
their faces. The
attacks that did
get through were
weak enough
that they were
easily dug up
and hammered :
back at the dis- [fe
organized se
Langara defense. b
When Douglas
went on the
attack, their hitters were smart
enough to avoid the “hulk smash”
mentality of their opponents—if
the block was up, the DC hitter
would simply tip around it. The

   

 

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Both teams started out the sec-

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couldn't get more than a side out
in this match and blew several
serves into the net. The Royals
did lead 7-4 at one point, but
Langara capitalized on DC mis-

takes on the way to a [S—II win.

Douglas opened the third game
almost exactly as they had the
first, dashing to a 6-0 lead,
before the Falcons coach finally
had to call a timeout. Langara was
also hit with a yellow card for
arguing a question-
able line call early in
the game. DC kept
up the heat on the
Falcons’ defense,
using quick attacks
in the middle and
crushing kills on the
outside to come
away with a 15-5
victory.

The Royals con-
tinued to pick up
their play in the
fourth game, punch-
ing hole after hole
through the Langara
blockers. The fast
attacking DC hitters
were too much for
the slower Falcons
defenders, who
missed easy digs on
many of the
Douglas kills.
Although set back
by a few question-
able line calls, the
Royals thrashed

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winning the game
15—S and the match 3-I.

“Tt wasn't pretty in the middle
part, but we finished strong,”
Coach Brian Newman said after
the match. “They [the team]

 

 

 

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played smart
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