Thunder Falls to the Eagles

EDMONTON, AB (November 26, 2022) - Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) Thunder welcomed the King's Eagles for a Saturday night clash. In their final game before the break, we saw close scores throughout each set. Thunder was able to push it to a 4^th set but Eagles ultimately came back to win 3-1.  

The first set each team came out strong and the set was evenly matched. The Thunder find a three-point lead midway through the set, but the Eagles spread their wings and claim the win after a number of great plays, 25-21.

The second set was back and forth again. Neither team with a big lead up until the last 8 points of the set where the Eagles will lead up to 9. The Eagles take the set 25-18 and push their lead 2-0. In the third set, the Thunder grew hungry. They hold on and bring back the energy they had in the first and take the third set 25-22. The Eagles lead 2-1 and the game continues to a 4^th set. In the fourth set, the Eagles came out with high energy. With multiple smart plays, the Eagles fight back to finish the game and win the set 25-18 and the game 3-1.

The One Team Sport players of the game were #16 Brenan Kuffert from the Eagles and #11 Carson Hillburn from your Concordia Thunder. Tonight's game concludes Thunder's home schedule for the fall semester. We return back from the break on January 13^th at 8PM against the Red Deer Kings to kick off 2023.