October 25, 2010
M-VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: No. 9 McMaster drops first two games of the season
Waterloo Warriors @ Ryerson Rams
A trio of Ram veterans, Luka Milosevic, Chris McLaughlin and Roman Kabanov combined for 31 kills and eight blocks as the Ryerson Rams started their regular season with a 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 25-17) victory over the Waterloo Warriors at Kerr Hall Gym on Friday night.
The teams traded points in the early going of the first set, with the Warriors up 8-7 at the first technical. A couple of kills by Milosevic and Brett Penrose put the Rams up by three leading into the second break. Milosevic added two more kills, while McLaughlin made a crucial block to spread the advantage to four points. Ryerson would cruise from there to a 25-20 first set victory.
Waterloo came out strong in the second, jumping to a five-point spread at 16-11 after the Rams committed a couple of unforced errors. Although Ryerson fought back, a couple of ball handling errors off of serves and free volleys made the deficit too large to recover from and they would drop the second set 25-20.
Tyler Motherwell continued Waterloo's streak in the third, as the Scarborough, Ont. native recorded a block and an ace to put the Warriors up 7-4. However, Milosevic and McLaughlin quickly answered for the Rams, tallying two kills apiece to even the match at 11-11. The play got tighter at that point, with neither side able to build momentum. With the Rams leading 23-22, Milosevic had another kill to open the door for the set win, and a timely block from Kabonov sealed the third game for Ryerson.
The fourth set was then dominated by Kabonov and Milosevic. The fourth-year Kabonov spurred Ryerson with a kill and an ace to give Ryerson an early advantage in the fourth. Milosevic then followed his game-high 14th kill with a block, and the Rams would lead by three at the second technical 16-13. The lead would increase to six, and the two veterans would finish off the match with a block each, resulting in a 25-17 set win and 3-1 victory.
McLaughlin finished the contest with 10 kills, while rookie setter Aleksa Miladinovic added three aces and 29 assists in his first OUA game as a Ram. First year Fiodar Kazhamiaka led Waterloo with 14 kills in a losing cause, while Milosevic was named player of the game for Ryerson.
Source: Rams Athletics
Guelph Gryphons @ Western Mustangs
The Western Mustangs men's volleyball earned a crucial win in their home opener, defeating the highly touted Guelph Gryphons 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-15) on Friday night in front of 400 fans at Alumni Hall.
Western hosts McMaster on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Alumni Hall.
Mathieu Poulin led Western with 14 kills on 75 points, along with three aces, while senior Reid Halpenny had eight kills and 24 digs. Phil James was solid at the net with three solo and two assisted blocks.
Guelph committed 11 receiving errors and had a low kill percentage, while Western was lethal in the third set with a kill percentage of 38 per cent.
Andrew McWilliam led the Gryphons with nine kills and 18 digs in the loss.
Western is ranked No. 6 in Canada.
Source: Mustangs Athletics
Queen’s Gaels @ Toronto Varsity Blues
Michael Amoroso of Toronto led the Queen's Gaels (1-0) with 14 points as men's volleyball swept the Toronto Varsity Blues (0-1) in their season opener. Set scores were: 25-19, 25-12, and 25-14.
Amoroso had 14 points on seven kills and seven blocks to go along with three digs.
Joreen Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., and Bryan Fautley of Oakville, Ont., each broke into double digit points with 11 and 10 respectively. Fautley recorded a game high 10 kills in the win for Queen's.
Defensively the Gaels were led by Matthew Taylor of Toronto who added 12 digs.
Amoroso had 14 points on seven kills and seven blocks to go along with three digs.
Joreen Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., and Bryan Fautley of Oakville, Ont., each broke into double digit points with 11 and 10 respectively. Fautley recorded a game high 10 kills in the win for Queen's.
Defensively the Gaels were led by Matthew Taylor of Toronto who added 12 digs.
Source: Gaels Athletics
McMaster Marauders @ Windsor Lancers
In their highly anticipated season opener, the Lancer Men's Volleyball team turned in a dominating performance as they swept the #9 ranked McMaster Marauders at the St. Denis Centre.
The Lancers had the fans on their feet for almost the whole match as they swept the Marauders in three straight games. (25-19, 25-19, 25-19).
The Lancers had the fans on their feet for almost the whole match as they swept the Marauders in three straight games. (25-19, 25-19, 25-19).
On Friday night, it was an intense match right from the first serve as the two teams traded points right through the second technical time out. Windsor used some outstanding power hitting from Josh Edwards and Kyle Williamson to take the opening set 25-19.
The Lancers used a solid .765 attack percentage in the first game to give them the advantage compared to McMasters .444.
Set two was just as entertaining as the two teams showed tremendous skill and agility. The Lancers got a spark from rookie Adam Thompson whose inspired blocking helped them capture set two by an identical score of 25-19.
In the third, the Marauders held the lead for most of the set as they tried to slow Windsor’s momentum. However, the Lancers fought their way back into the set and eventually overtook the Marauders to close out the match with a 25-19 set win to the delight of the fans.
In the third, the Marauders held the lead for most of the set as they tried to slow Windsor’s momentum. However, the Lancers fought their way back into the set and eventually overtook the Marauders to close out the match with a 25-19 set win to the delight of the fans.
The Lancers got outstanding performances from Kyle Williamson (13 kills) Ryan Le (11 kills) and Josh Edwards (10 kills) in the victory.
Source: Lancers Athletics
Waterloo Warriors @ York Lions
The Warriors moved to 1-1 on the season as they defeated the York Lions 3-1 on Saturday evening (Oct. 23) at the Tait McKenzie Centre.
The Warriors battled back from a five point deficit to win the first set 25-22.
The see-saw battle continued in the second set as the Lions took an early 8-1 lead but following a timeout by head coach Chris Lawson and the Warriors, they found new energy and battled themselves back into the set. The Lions would eventually find their power game stealing the momentum back from Waterloo taking the second set 25-21.
The Warriors battled back from a five point deficit to win the first set 25-22.
The see-saw battle continued in the second set as the Lions took an early 8-1 lead but following a timeout by head coach Chris Lawson and the Warriors, they found new energy and battled themselves back into the set. The Lions would eventually find their power game stealing the momentum back from Waterloo taking the second set 25-21.
The Warriors had a great start to the third set, striking hard and often with their power forwards, and continued the strong play through to the end to winning the set 25-21.
The black and gold would not look back in the fourth wrapping up the match with solid efforts from the middle in Tyler Motherwell (Scarborough, Ont.) and outside hitter Aleks Poldma (Toronto). Waterloo easily took the fourth and final seet 25-15 for the 3-1 victory.
York’s Humaña-Paredes and Waterloo’s Fiodar Kazhamiaka (for the second straight match) were recognized as the players of the game.
Waterloo’s biggest advantage during the game was their height at the net. This allowed the Warriors to block York’s power shots and pick up their first victory of the season.
Source: Warriors Athletics
OUA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
October 22
Waterloo, 1 @ Ryerson, 3
Queen’s, 3 @ Toronto, 0
Guelph, 0 @ Western, 3
Laurier, 3 @ York, 2
McMaster, 0 @ Windsor, 3
October 23
Laurier, 3 @ Ryerson, 0
Waterloo, 3 @ York, 1
Guelph, 3 @ Windsor, 2
McMaster, 1 @ Western, 3
October 24
RMC, 1 @ Toronto, 3
October 29
8:00pm – Western @ Windsor
8:00pm - Waterloo @ Guelph
8:00pm – Laurier @ McMaster
8:00pm – Toronto @ Ryerson
October 30
8:00pm – Laurier @ Guelph
8:00pm – Waterloo @ McMaster
8:00pm – RMC @ Queen’s
October 31
2:00pm – York @ Toronto
