It鈥檚 the matchup volleyball fans were looking for.
The Camosun Chargers advanced to the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men鈥檚 semifinal against the No. 1-seeded Red Deer Kings via a 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-20) quarter-final victory over the Mohawk Mountaineers on Thursday. Red Deer downed the St. Thomas Tommies 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-16) in the opener of the national championship at Douglas College in New Westminster.
The semifinal goes tonight at 6.
The Chargers crowned the Kings in a five-set marathon in last year鈥檚 semifinal.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e a good team,鈥 Chargers head coach Charles Parkinson said of the Kings. 鈥淭hey have a lot of foreigners on their team. We鈥檙e allowed three and they have the max 鈥 Australians, primarily.
Camosun鈥檚 Savana Walkingbear was named player of the match Thursday.