Tommies Fall to Eventual Bronze Medalist Volontaires

In the first bronze medal semi-final of the day, the Volontaires de Sherbrooke ended the St. Thomas Tommies season with a four-set victory. 

In the first set, Julian Vanier of the Volontaires got the first point of the match, which set the pace for the remainder of the set. 

With an attempt to jump ahead of the Volontaires, the Tommies kept up an impressive rally, but it was Volontaires' Jeremie Doyon who got the kill and pushed the Volontaires ahead 20 - 15. The Tommies were unable to get their footing in the first set and fell short to Volontaires 25-19.

"We tried to have good serves and we had to play our game," said Volontaires setter Jonathon Portelance on his team's play. 

Tommies' Garret Dickson opened the second set with a kill, and though this set looked promising for the Tommies, les Volontaires snatched up the lead once again. The Volontaires took control of the second set thanks to set saving blocks and digs on their way to a 25-11 victory.

In the third set the Tommies looked to redeem themselves from their previous two sets, while the Volontaires looked to secure their win. 

Dallas Melnick of the Tommies gave his team a swift lead over the Volontaires. From there the Tommies brought the heat in the set and racked the score up to 8-2. 

The Tommies continued to dominate in the third set leaving little room for error. They took the set over the Volontaires with a score of 25-19.

The fourth set both teams came out firing. The Tommies trailed behind the Volontaires hot on their heels. Though in the end Volontaires Doyon got the final point and Volontaires won the set, 25-20.

Though the Tommies were unable to make it to the bronze medal match, head coach Henri Mallet spoke highly of his team. "I think it was a great season," said Mallet. "I think there's still room to grow, and I'm excited about what the future holds for the program."