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B.C. duo takes bronze at Canada Games

91大黄鸭鈥檚 Quinci Birker and Langley鈥檚 Darby Dunn defeat Nova Scotia to take third in Winnipeg.
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91大黄鸭鈥檚 Quinci Birker (right) and partner Darby Dunn battle Manitoba in the beach volleyball quarterfinals at the Canada Summer Games. -Image: Kevin Bogetti-Smith

91大黄鸭鈥檚 Quinci Birker and partner Darby Dunn from Langley are returning home to B.C. with some national hardware in their possession.

Birker and Dunn captured the bronze medal in women鈥檚 beach volleyball at the in Winnipeg.

In the third-place game, the B.C. duo took care of Nova Scotia 2-0 (21-10 and 21-14.)

Birker and Dunn battled through their toughest challenge in the quarterfinals, rallying from behind to defeat host Manitoba 2-1 (15-21, 25-23, 15-13).

Birker and Dunn have had previous success at national events. They won at the Western Canada Summer Games in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Last season on B.C.鈥檚 pro beach tour, the Team B.C. partners finished second overall in points.

Birker, 19, is a KSS grad and member of the UBC Okanagan Heat women鈥檚 volleyball squad.



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