HAMILTON, Ont. - With the score tied 22-22 in the third set, Western Mustangs fifth-year senior Jacqueline Robinson (Vancouver) recorded back-to-back kills to lead the Mustangs to victory in the OUA bronze medal match in the 2010 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Final Four women's volleyball championship in the Burridge Gymnasium at McMaster University.

Robinson was named the Mizuno player of the game for the Mustangs. She finished the game with eight kills and seven digs.

Western (14-5 in the regular season) won the match in straight sets 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-22) turning the tables on Queen's (13-6 in conference play) who defeated them 3-0 in early February.



In the first set, Western took an 8-6 advantage into the technical time-out.  The Mustangs widened the gap to 11-6 as Robinson and fourth-year middle Sara Farrell (London, Ont.) each recorded kills and Queen's committed a ball handling error.  With the score 19-12 in favour of the Mustangs, Western rhymed off six consecutive points including kills by Farrell, Robinson and fourth-year kinesiology major Sarah Lowry (Calgary).  

Western second-year outside hitterCaleigh Whitaker (Sharon, Ont.) closed out the set with a kill for Western.

In set two, Western went on a 5-0 run to lead Queen's 8-3 with two kills from Lowry, a pair of kills from Farrell, a combination block by Robinson and Farell, and a block by setter Jenna Thomson (St. Marys, Ont.), who had a game-high 25 assists.

Queen's closed the gap to three, but were no better off, as Western closed out the set 25-13.
Western trailed at the first side-out in the third set but held on for a three-point set win to earn the match victory.

First year social science major and OUA West Libero of the Year Claire Morrow (London, Ont.) had a game-high 16 digs, while second-team West-division all-star Whitaker recorded a game-high 12 kills for Western. Lowry, also a second-team West-division all-star, added seven kills for the Mustangs.

Third-year Gaels outside hitter and OUA West Division All-Star Elyssa Heller (Highland Park, Illinois) was named Mikasa Player of the Game for Queen's, recording six kills and 12 digs for the Gaels.
The fourth place finish was Queens' first appearance in the OUA Final Four tournament since the 2004 season when they captured the bronze medal.

Toronto, which defeated Western in a thrilling five-set semifinal, defeated McMaster for the OUA gold medal.

The OUA Final Four is presented by Mikasa and AMJ Campbell Van Lines.