NIPISSING 3, MOHAWK 1 (FINAL)

NORTH BAY, Ont. – The Nipissing Lakers volleyball team punched a ticket to the 2012 OCAA provincial championship hosted by Nipissing with a pair of victories over Mohawk and St. Clair.

Saturday the much anticipated rematch between the Mountaineers and Lakers did not disappoint as emotions ran high and the action was fast and furious. When all was said and done the Lakers put together a fine effort and took control of their destiny by handing Mohawk their fourth defeat of the season and locking up second place in the West division with a 3-1 (25-21, 25-20, 13-25, 25-18) victory.

Leading the offence was Andre Leblanc with 17 points while Rick Regier and Scott Coulthard added 14 and 13 points respectively.

The Lakers will hit the road for a pair of weekend matches against the Fanshawe Falcons Saturday at 8 p.m. and Conestoga Sunday at 2 p.m.

Source: Nipissing University