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Volleyball team wins last game of season in Alaska

EIC November 24, 2014

Last Saturday, four volleyball team members played their last game for SFU, capping off their time with the Clan properly with a 3-0 sweep. Brooklyn Gould-Bradbury, Kelsey Robinson, Madeline Hait, and Amanda Renkema all played their final Simon Fraser game against the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, who only had three wins on the season. Despite the sweep, it was a close game with SFU winning by only two in each set. The Nanooks jumped out to a 13-6 lead in the first set, but the Clan battled back thanks in part to a five-point streak which included two kills by…

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Meet the Clan: Kelsey Robinson

EIC November 24, 2014

School can be a grind in and of itself, aside from whatever job, sport, or extracurricular activities you may have. We all complain about the workload — or at least make self-deprecating jokes about how our time management skills have…

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SFU volleyball dominate on Senior’s Night

EIC November 17, 2014

For their final home game, the Clan gave fans something great to remember until next year, sweeping the Saint Martin’s University (SMU) Saints. It was Senior’s Night — the last time that Brooklyn Gould-Bradbury, Madeline Hait, Amanda Renkema, and Kelsey…

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SFU volleyball win tight match against Western Oregon

EIC November 10, 2014

The Clan snapped a two-game losing streak on Thursday, defeating the Western Oregon (WOU) Wolves in their second-last home game of the season. SFU took the first two sets, and looked primed to sweep the Wolves. The Wolves had other…

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Tight finish sets new win record

EIC October 27, 2014

SFU ended up with the victory on Thursday night, but it was a nail biter right down to the last second. Playing against the Seattle Pacific University (SPU) Falcons, the Clan had many opportunities to end the game, but they…

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Volleyball team lose back and forth affair

EIC October 6, 2014

The Clan went head-to-head with a giant and lost on Thursday night, as they fell in four sets to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) leader, the Northwest Nazarene Crusaders (NNU). Despite strong performances at home by key players including…

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Clan split Alaskan series

EIC September 22, 2014

On Tuesday, the Clan won their GNAC opener against the University of Alaska Fairbanks by way of a sweep. The next night, though, the tables turned, as SFU was swept by another Alaskan team, the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.…

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Meet the Clan: Alison McKay

EIC September 15, 2014

In volleyball, the libero is a unique position. She stays at the back line and is only responsible for defence, not being allowed to attack the ball if it is above net height. For a libero, the concentration is on…

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Clan de-claw the Bearcats

EIC September 8, 2014

Thursday night, the women’s volleyball team played a one-sided game against their non-conference opponents, the Columbia Bible College Bearcats, sweeping them in three sets, and improving over their 3-1 victory against them last year. Although the Clan opened up scoring,…

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Volleyball team poised to take next step

EIC September 2, 2014

Last season, the Clan volleyball saw marked improvement, posting a 6-12 record in the GNAC. Although it wasn’t a winning record, it certainly beat the previous two seasons which had just one win each. Now, they must look to improve…

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