Sting Settle for Silver

The Seneca Sting fell in four sets to the Humber Hawks in the OCAA Championship gold medal match 25-23, 18-25, 19-25, 22-25.

The Sting jumped on the Hawks early, feeding off the boisterous crowd in the King Gym. Despite the early lead by the Sting, the experienced Hawks battled back from an 18-12 deficit to tie the set 23-23, but the Sting were able to take the opening set.

The Hawks regrouped between sets and jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the second set. The back-and-forth match saw the Sting score seven consecutive points to tie the set 8-8. A Hawks timeout settled the team as offense began to find their rhythm thanks to OCAA West Division Player of the Year Erika Dodd.

The Hawks took a 2-1 sets lead and led the Sting midway through the fourth set, but the Sting once again kept battling back. Unfortunately for the host Sting, the Hawks had an answer and were able to capture their fourteenth championship in 17 years.

Dodd was named Player of the Match for the Hawks while Ara Telan was named Played of the Match for the Sting.

Dodd was named Most Valuable Player of the championship while Te-Anna Stephenson and Kennedy Williscroft were named All-Stars for the Hawks. Emily Coughlan and Franz Largadas were named All-Stars for the Sting.