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By RDP Athletics

weekend preview

This Week in RDP Athletics: Nov. 15-17

Nov 14, 2024 | 7:00 AM

This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Basketball teams will welcome the Concordia University Thunder to the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The Queens Hockey team will face-off against the Rustlers on the road. Both RDP Volleyball squads will play the Thunder in Edmonton.

Here is a summary of the upcoming competition:

Basketball

RDP Queens vs Thunder | Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre | Fri., Nov. 15 | 6 pm

The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Basketball team (3-1) will host the Concordia University Thunder (0-4).

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Rachel Harvey, a six-foot-one forward from Brooks, leads the Queens offence, averaging 11.7 points per game.

Kings vs Thunder | Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre | Fri., Nov. 15 | 8 pm

The RDP Kings (3-1) will tip-off against the Thunder (2-2) at home.

Payton Baltzer (Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences) leads the ACAC in three-point shooting, sinking 85.7 per cent of his attempts. Baltzer, a six-foot-four guard from Rocky Mountain House, also ranks third in the league in field goal percentage (61.9).

Hockey

Queens at Lakeland College | Friday, November 15 | 7 pm

The third seed RDP Queens Hockey team (5W-3L- 1 OTL) will challenge the first place Lakeland College Rustlers (9-0) on the road.

The Queens have the top penalty kill in the league (92.3%).

Volleyball

Queens at Concordia University | Friday, November 15 | 6 pm

The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Volleyball team (2-2) will compete against the Concordia University Thunder (0-4) in Edmonton.

Lauren Junck (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology), a third-year outside hitter for RDP, ranks fifth in the ACAC with 3.25 kills per set.

Kings at Concordia University | Friday, November 15 | 8 pm

The RDP Kings (4-0) will put their undefeated record to the test against the Thunder (0-4).

Kings’ libero Bradley Noskey (Business Diploma) shares the ACAC lead with 2.55 digs per set.

Tickets to watch the RDP Kings and Queens can be purchased online.

For more information about the RDP Kings and Queens, please visit: rdpolytechathletics.ca.