M-Volleyball Sunday Roundup

Toronto, 3 @ York, 2

The Varsity Blues men’s volleyball team came away with a 3-2 (19-25, 29-27, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12) victory over the York Lions on Sunday afternoon at Tait McKenzie Centre.

The win marks Toronto’s third of the season and moves them to within two points of the York Lions (4-10).

York took the first set 25-19, the widest margin of victory over the entire match. Toronto battled back to take a 2-1 lead; however, the home team came up with a 25-21 fourth-set win to force the fifth-and-deciding set.

Blues rookie Jake Dysselhof of Mississauga, Ont., led the Blues with 13 kills and seven digs, while veteran and Ottawa native Adam Palmer had 12 kills, five blocks and a serving ace on the day.

Both Mitchell Woodside and Matthew Vares contributed 11 kills on the day, while first-year setter Alex Park of Toronto totalled 44 assists and 12 digs in the win.

York was led by Nikola Sandic’s game-high 20 kills and 14 digs. Karim Khalil recorded 16 kills, while Gregory Ivan and Tom Podstawka had 12 and 13 kills, respectively.

Source: Toronto Sports Info

Laurier, 0 @ Queen’s, 3

One day after being upset by the Waterloo Warriors, the Queen's Gaels men's volleyball team bounced back with a strong effort against the Laurier Golden Hawks, winning in three straight sets (25-18, 25-20, 25-20) Sunday afternoon at the Athletics and Recreation Centre.

Joren Zeeman of Cambridge, Ont., and Bryan Fautley of Oakville, Ont., both played excellent games for Queen's as they each picked up a match-high 13 kills. Zeeman finished the match with a 41.7 hitting percentage while Fautley had a very efficient 57.9 hitting percentage.

Alex Oneid of Ottawa, was a force on defence for the Gaels as he finished with a match-high eight digs.

Cameron Wheelan of Barrie, Ont., was the top player for Laurier on the day as he registered eight kills.

The win moves the Gaels (10-3) into a tie with the Guelph Gryphons (10-4) for third in the OUA. However, the Gaels have a game in hand over second place McMaster (11-3) and move to within six points of the Western Mustangs (13-1).

As for Laurier, they remain in fifth place with a 7-7 record.

Source: Queen’s Sports Info

Waterloo, 3 @ RMC, 1