PACWEST WVB Gold Medal - Mariners v. Chargers
PACWEST gold is on the line in this Island rivalry match
#1 VIU Mariners vs. #2 Camosun Chargers - Saturday February 22, 5:30pm | WATCH HERE
It’s an all-Island battle for the PACWEST gold medal on Saturday afternoon as the Mariners and Chargers lock-up. The Mariners cruised to a three-set sweep over the UFV Cascades on Friday to punch their ticket to their seventh straight title match. The Chargers also won in three straight on Friday beating the Capilano Blues to face their Island rival in the gold medal match for the first time since 2015.
With their semi-final wins yesterday both the Marines and Chargers have qualified for the CCAA national championship held in Quebec in two weeks. The winner of today’s PACWEST gold medal will be the Conference representative while the runner-up will qualify as a wildcard team.
Serving Points
Records – Mariners 24-0 – Chargers 15-9
Sets Won – Mariners 72 – Chargers 50
Head to Head
October 11 @ Camosun – Mariners win 3-1
October 12 @ VIU – Mariners win 3-0
February 14 @ Camosun – Mariners win 3-0
February 15 @ VIU – Mariners win 3-0
Leading point producer during the regular season
Mariners – Karoline Tormena – 260
Chargers – Mika Yamada - 263
Last Playoff Meeting
Saturday February 28, 2015 in the PACWEST gold medal match in which the #3 Mariners defeated the #1 Chargers in five sets. The Mariners’ Player of the Match was Megan Groenendijk and today her sister Danielle plays in her third straight gold medal match.