RAMS RIDE VANDENBURG TO THREE WINS ON THE WEEK

Reigning OUA MVP Kyle Vandenburg was dominant this week, helping the Ryerson Rams to three victories, including a 3-0 win over the defending champion York Lions Wednesday at Kerr Hall Gym in Toronto. Ryerson controlled the first two games 25-17 and 25-15 but had to fight to wrap up the match, winning 28-26. Vandenburg, a fourth-year Urban and Regional Planning major, led the way with 15 kills. The Rams also defeated the Waterloo Warriors 3-1 Saturday and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 3-1 Sunday. On the week, Vandenburg had 41 kills, nine aces and just one hitting error, helping Ryerson improve to 8-0 stop the OUA standings.

Before running into the Rams, Laurier began its week with a 3-0 home win over rival Waterloo in a tight three-game match. Jean-Paul Wilkerd and Peter Wigger had 10 kills apiece in the victory, while Brent Harris had 28 assists. Wilkerd led in the digs category, recording eight of Laurier’s 31 in the match.

York rebounded after the loss to first-place Ryerson by defeating the McMaster Marauders 3-2 at the Burridge Gymnasium in Hamilton. Ryan Anderson had 16 kills for the Lions, while Paul Podstawka added 14 kills, helping York improve to 4-3 on the season. Rob Dyba had 10 digs for the Lions.

The Queen’s Golden Gaels remained firmly entrenched in second place with a pair of victories this week. Devon Miller had 36 assists for Queen’s, while Steve Willis had a match-high nine digs as Queen’s defeated Western 3-0. The Gaels had 36 kills in the match. Queen’s also beat the Windsor Lancers 3-2 Sunday.

The Toronto Varsity Blues are 5-2 after two straight 3-0 wins over Waterloo and Laurier. Toronto beat the Warriors 25-22, 25-20 and 25-20 Saturday, as Brendan Peel paced the Blues with 16 kills and 17 points. Peel had another 12 kills in the match with Waterloo Sunday, while James MacKay registered 24 assists.

Windsor beat the RMC Paladins 3-0 Saturday. RMC also lost 3-0 to Western the following day.