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Posted: Jan 12, 2019

Kings down persistent Broncos in five sets

Kings down persistent Broncos in five sets
Box Score
Game Leaders
OC
K: 2 Players (#07, #14) - 9
B: 2 Players (#07, #12) - 3
D: Davis Clarke - 11
SA: Thundersky Walkingbear - 5
RDP
K: Jonathan Graham - 14
B: Regan Fathers - 5
D: Isaiah Stime - 12
SA: Jonathan Graham - 3
Team Stats
Full stats

Red Deer, AB – The Red Deer College Kings were pushed to the limit by the motivated Olds College Broncos, but they eventually finalized a home victory in five sets (25-19, 25-11, 21-25, 18-25 and 15-11).

The Broncos strode out to a two point margin in the early stages (7-5) of the first set. After the Kings evened it at 14, the RDC team went on a 7-2 run with the help of an ace from Regan Fathers (21-16). Thundersky Walkingbear led the charge for Olds College with four kills in the set. Jonathan (JJ) Graham picked up five kills from the left for the Kings, helping his side earn a 25-19 win.

Strong net play from the Kings played a significant role in the second set, making it difficult on the Broncos' offence. As a result, RDC opened 16-2. Both sides were even the remainder of the way (9-9) with the Kings sealing a 25-11 decision. Over two sets, Kings' middle Jace Martin recorded a total of four kills and Haiden Hurtig had a pair for the Broncos.

After the teams were tied 10-10, Olds College started to pull away with some strong blocking of their own, at times putting up a triple block. The Broncos went on a 15-11 run to earn a 25-21 win.

The Broncos used that as momentum and downed the Kings 25-18 in the fourth set, evening the contest.

Olds College provided a test for the eighth ranked men's volleyball team in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) but the Kings were able to capture the fifth set 15-11, earning the match victory which was their eighth in a row. 

Kings Head Coach Aaron Schulha credited the Broncos and their coaching staff. "You could tell from the get-go that Olds was a motivated team. They are well coached," he says. "Ryan (Marsden) will make a difference with both the men's and women's programs. He has some athletes on that men's team and that is kind of Ryan's mentality, is that they won't go away."

Jonathan (JJ) Graham was chosen as the Kings Player-of-the-Game, accumulating 14 kills, 11 digs, three aces, two assists and one stuff block. Jesse Stoddart received the honour for the Broncos, totaling nine digs, one assist and four kills. 

In a rematch on Sunday, the RDC Kings (11-4) will compete against the Broncos (0-15) in Olds at 8:00 p.m.