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Posted: Nov 17, 2023

Kings drop the opening set, bounce back by winning the next three against the Thunder

Kings drop the opening set, bounce back by winning the next three against the Thunder
Video Box Score
Game Leaders
CUE
K: Alexi Dufour - 15
B: Logan Kranrod - 3
D: Kai Rosnau - 6
SA: Alexi Dufour - 3
RDP
K: Colby Nemeth - 12
B: Dillon Gauci - 3
D: Jonathan (JJ) Graham - 6
SA: Colby Nemeth - 3
Team Stats
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Red Deer, November 17, 2023 - The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings dropped the first set to the Concordia University Thunder but bounced back winning the next three to take the match in four sets.

It was quite the set to open up this interdivisional match between the Thunder and the Kings with the teams exchanging points one after another to keep it deadlocked throughout the set. But the Thunder gained momentum at the right time and broke the 18-18 deadlock after a couple of blocks which was the turning point in the set as Concordia walked away with a 25-20 victory to lead the Kings 1-0 in the match.  

The same energy continued into the second set with the team's neck-and-neck with each other. But the Kings broke the 8-8 tie with two kills and a block backed by some great serving by middle Spencer Purdie (Open Studies) to take an 11-8 into a Thunder timeout. In an intense rally that saw Concordia's net presence come up big on two occasions, Kings Zachary Neufeld (Business Administration) managed to put it away off the block for his first kill of the match to put his team up 14-10. RDP would go on an 11-4 run to close out the set with a 25-14 victory to tie the match up at one.

Outside-hitter Colby Nemeth (Bachelor of Commerce) kicked off the third set with five straight tough top-spin serves to help his team jump out a 5-1 lead. Nemeth earned his first two service aces of the match in this sequence. Following this early sequence, the Kings would cruise to a 25-18 victory to take the 2-1 lead in the match.

The Kings would cruise to a 25-15 set victory following Nemeth's first block to take the match 3-1 over the Thunder.

The players of the match were awarded to Thunders Alexi Dufour (Bachelor of Arts) and Kings Colby Nemeth. Dufour finished with a match-high 15 kills while Nemeth had a team-high 11 kills and three service aces.

The Kings will not be back in Red Deer until 2024 with their final two matches of the semester being on the road in Lethbridge as they clash with the Kodiaks next Friday and Saturday. As for the Thunder, they will have a two-game set against The Kings University Eagles starting in the Concordia University gymnasium on Friday.

Players of the match: Alexi Dufour (Thunder) and Colby Nemeth (Kings)