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VOLUME 28 · ISSUE 18 · FEBRUARY 6, 2019
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STUDENTS VOICE OPINIONS AT TOWN HALL
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BRINGING IN THE YEAR OF THE PIG
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DISAPPOINTING END TO MBB SEASON
Playoff hopes rekindled for women's volleyball Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The women’s volleyball team beat the Brandon Bobcats in back-to-back games to go 10-10 for the season, keeping their playoff hopes alive. The 'Pack won fives sets against the Bobcats, 25-19,25-12,2225,22-25,17-15 on Feb.1 on the Warner Rentals Court. The match was ultra-competitive right from the first set and
was tied at five before TRU went on a run and led the game 11-6. The Bobcats showed character and came back to make it 14-11 but once again TRU went on a run, scoring five unanswered points. The ’Pack eventually won the set 25-19. The second set was a little more one-sided as TRU got out to a seven-point lead. TRU led at the timeout, the score was 16-9. TRU eventually won the set 25-12. The Bobcats started playing better in the third set and had a 60 percent attack to TRU’s 54. They won the set 25-22.
The fourth set was very close, the ’Pack led 3-0 but the Bobcats showed their resilience once again tying the game at 13 and led 16-14 at the timeout.
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(TRU Athletics/Andrew Snucins)