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Team Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ won the women's volleyball gold medal.
Team Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ won the women's volleyball gold medal
9 July 2018

Two University of Queensland teams have won medals at the inaugural event on the Gold Coast.

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ women’s volleyball side won gold, defeating Flinders University 3-2 in the final,  securing promotion to Nationals Div 1 next year.

The squad won nine of its 10 matches, including a dramatic 3-2 semi-final victory over Queensland rivals Griffith University.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ captain Michaela Shuttleworth said the side performed consistently over the four days of competition.

“We faced some stiff competition from a number of universities, particularly Griffith and Deakin, but our team rose to the challenge on every occasion,” Ms Shuttleworth said.

“The sideline support we received from our fellow Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ teammates was incredible and certainly drove us to achieve our goal of finishing top two.”

In the women’s basketball, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ was defeated 70-64 by QUT in a close gold medal contest .

The silver medal result means Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is also eligible to compete in women’s basketball at Nationals Div 1 next year.

The push for promotion by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ men’s basketball team ended with an after-the-buzzer 36-35 quarter-final loss to Swinburne University of Technology.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ then defeated Griffith University 35-33 to finish fifth overall.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s touch football team recovered from a winless opening day to finish fifth, following a 7-3 victory over University of Canberra.

Event highlights will be broadcast on Fox Sports throughout September and October.

More than 400 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ students are expected to compete in 24 sports at September’s Nationals Div 1 event from 22 to 27 September.

Women’s Volleyball – 1st

Gold medal match: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ defeated Flinders University  3-2

Women’s Basketball – 2nd

Gold medal match: QUT defeated Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­  70-64

Men’s Basketball – 5th

5th / 6th playoff: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ defeated Griffith University  35-33

Men’s Touch Football – 5th

5th / 6th playoff: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ defeated University of Canberra  7-3

Media: Jamie Mitchell, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Sport, JamieM@uqsport.com.au, 0423 785 752.