The Dauphin Clippers senior girls volleyball team entered the Manitoba High School Athletic Conference AAA Volleyball Provincials as the third seed and that is exactly where they finished, capturing the bronze medal on their home court, Saturday.

Dauphin opened the tournament in the power pool, with the other top four teams. When all was said and done, the Clippers came out in fourth place, losing to Westgate (25-14, 14-25 and 12-15), Neelin (16-25 and 18-25) and Linden Christian (25-23, 22-25 and 6-15).

All four teams earned automatic berths into the quarterfinals.

That is when Dauphin faced Balmoral Hall, earning a 25-20 and 26-24 victory.

In the semifinals, the Clippers again faced Linden Christian, losing, 18-25 and 21-25.

In the bronze medal game, Dauphin defeated Westgate, 17-25, 25-22 and 15-13.

Clippers coach Chris Wolfenden was proud of his team and what they accomplished on their home court.

After losing the first set, Wolfenden told his team to just have fun.

“And they just rallied around that. It didn’t matter where we were in the match. They were dancing on the bench and they kept it light, which meant they were loose in the match and they were able to play free. And they played freely and did awesome. So I’m proud of them, for sure,” he said.

In the final two sets, the Clippers stepped up their blocking game, scoring several points off blocks.

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