The Mission Roadrunners senior girls volleyball team finished the AAAA Fraser Valley tournament on a high note and earned bronze at the event.
Mission took down Surrey’s Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-15 and 25-18) in the third place game in front of a raucous crowd inside the Mission Secondary School gym on Thursday.
Perhaps the turning point occurred in the third set, when Mission fell behind 5-0 early but battled back to go up 20-10 and eventually win the set.
The tournament was won by the Earl Marriott Mariners, who defeated Semiahmoo in the finals. Mission lost to the Mariners in yesterday’s semi-final.
The strong showing guarantees that the Roadrunners senior girls team will play at the AAAA provincials, which run at the Langley Events Centre from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.
Read the Nov. 25 edition of the Mission City Record for more on the team.
Video by: Ben Lypka