M-Volleyball Weekend Roundup
January 28, 2011
Ryerson, 1 @ Guelph, 3 Box Score
The Guelph Gryphons took on the Ryerson Rams on January 28 at the W.F. Mitchell Centre. Although there were some shaky plays and close calls, the Gryphons still managed to come out on top with a 3-1 win. Set scores were 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Statistically, this should have been an easy match for the Gryphons; the Rams are 10 points behind them in OUA standings. However, the Ryerson Rams proved to be a powerful opposition during this game. The Gryphons struggled in the beginning of the first set but soon pulled it together and the score began to move point by point. Near the end Guelph built a lead, but not long after the Rams caught back up. It seemed as though Guelph was losing control, but they still managed to pull out a 25-23 set score.
The second set was rough for the Gryphons. Ryerson was determined to take this one as they fired attacks into the Guelph end. The score remained close between the two teams, but with the help of Brent Penrose’s (Calgary, AB) defensive skills and Chris McLaughlin’s (Ottawa, ON) kills, the Rams soon took the set 21-25.
The Gryphons entered the third set with a renewed sense of purpose. During the set there were some extraordinarily long rallies that went on between the two teams – most of which Guelph won, boosting confidence. Riley McAllister (Whitby, ON) and Andrew Revie (Guelph, ON) provided great defense for the Gryphons and Winston Rosser (Whitby, ON) and James Stamler (North Bay, ON) led the team with kills. The third set finished a confident 25-18.
The Gryphons started out strong in the fourth set and grew a six point lead, but soon McLaughlin and Luka Milosevic (Toronto, ON), starting building the score back up for the Rams. After a few tense moments near the end, the Gryphons secured the last few points and took the final set 25-20.
The Gryphons were led by Winston Rosser with 16 total points (11 kills, 2 aces, and 12 digs) along with James Stamler with 14 total points (12 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs).
As for the Rams, Chris McLaughlin led them with 20 total points (18 kills, 8 digs) along with Brett Penrose with 8 total points (5 kills, 3 digs).
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Windsor, 0 @ Western, 3 Box Score
The Western Mustangs swept away the Windsor Lancers in straight sets 3-0 on Friday night at Alumni Hall. The Mustangs won with set scores of 25-9, 25-18 and 25-11.
With the win the Mustangs improve to 15-2 on the season, while the Lancers drop to 7-10.
Garret May led the Mustangs attack with 16 kills. Sean McKay set up the Western attack with 33 assists, three solo blocks and five digs.
After giving up the first point of the game to the Lancers, the Mustangs went on an 8-1 run. Western used strong hitting to extend their lead to 20-7 forcing Windsor to call a timeout to try to regroup. Windsor could not respond and the Mustangs won 25-9. The Mustangs had 13 kills on just 21 attempts in the first set.
The second set started out a lot different as Windsor was able to battle with the Mustangs and Western held a slim 8-7 lead at the first technical timeout. Western took a 16-11 lead into the break off an ace from Garrett May. Windsor cut into the Mustangs lead but a Western timeout sparked the Mustangs and they took a 20-16 lead. An excellent dig by Poulin led to one of May's 11 kills in the set to get the final point to win the set 25-18.
Looking for the sweep the Mustangs started the third set out strong taking a 7-1 lead. Western remained in control throughout the set extending the lead to double-digits at 20-9. Substitute Luke Sim came into the game and promptly got two solo blocks with Poulin adding a solo block for the last three points of the game as the Mustangs won the third set 25-11.
Source: Western Sports Info
York, 1 @ McMaster, 3 Box Score
The McMaster Marauders men's volleyball team edged the York Lions 3-1 on Friday night in the Burridge Gym. Kevin Stevens (Winnipeg, MB.) was the Marauders points leader, scoring on 13 kills.
The Marauders took the first set 25-19, before losing a close second set, 25-23. The third set was another close match up, as the Marauders edged the Lions by two-points. Fortunately the Marauders managed to finish with conviction and defeated the Lions 25-16 in the fourth and final set.
York's Khalil Karim was the game's point leader, scoring 15 points on 13 kills.
The win puts the Marauders at 12-3 on the season, sitting in third place in the OUA.
Source: McMaster Sports Info
Toronto, 0 @ Queen's, 3 Box Score
Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont., had his best game of the season as he recorded 18 kills and six digs in the Queen's Gaels (13-3) three set win over the Toronto Varsity Blues (4-11) Friday night at the Athletics and Recreation Centre.
Set scores were 25-17, 25-19, 29-27.
The Gaels controlled the match from the start, easily winning the first two sets. However, in the third set, the Varsity Blues pushed the Gaels to the limit and then some but Queen's managed to hold on to win the set to sweep the match.
Queen's has now beaten Toronto in their last 12 meetings dating back to the 2004-05 season.
Matthew Taylor of Toronto, also had a big game for Queen's as he picked up 10 kills to go along with six digs. 13 different Gaels saw court time in the match as Coach Brenda Willis allowed her starters to rest in the third set.
The Varsity Blues were led on the night by Adam Palmer of Ottawa, who recorded a team-high 10 kills.
A key statistic in the match turned out to be hitting percentage as the Gaels outhit the Varsity Blues 40.7% to just 20.6%.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
January 29, 2011
Toronto, 3 @ RMC, 1 Box Score
The Varsity Blues men's volleyball team recorded a 3-1 (25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21) victory over the RMC Paladins on Saturday, January 29 in Kingston, Ont.
The Blues came on strong, winning the first set 25-19. The Paladins however answered back, stepping up their game and taking the second 26-24. The Blues went on to squeeze through two narrow wins to secure their fifth win of the season.
Matthew Vares of Scarborough, Ont., tallied a game-high 16 kills for the Blues, followed up by veteran Adam Palmer and Jake Dysselhof, who both landed 12 kills each. Mitchell Woodside of Clyde River, P.E.I., also nabbed eight kills in the win.
Sean Vanthournout of Sackville, N.B., led the Paladins with eight kills in the loss.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
York, 0 @ Guelph, 3 Box Score
The Guelph Gryphons met up with the York Lions on January 29 at the W.F. Mitchell Centre. The Gryphons nearly lost their lead in the second set but were able to take control and finish the game with a quick 3-0 win. Set scores were 24-14, 33-31, and 25-17.
The game opened up in Guelph’s favour, with the team playing methodically and contributing almost no errors. The set score began to rise with the help of Ryan Killeen, (Oakville, ON) Andrew Revie (Guelph, ON) and Winston Rosser’s (Whitby, ON) great action on the frontcourt. The Gryphons built a huge lead and held onto a 12 point advantage for quite some time. The set finished 25-14 for the Gryphons.
The second set was a bit more challenging for Guelph. They managed to take the lead but the Lions were only ever a few points behind. The Lion’s hitters Ray Szeto (Sutton, ON) Gregory Ivan (Toronto, ON) and Nikola Sandic (Etobicoke, ON) kept the Gryphons on their toes with their relentless attacks. The Lions fought hard to keep their score up and before long they had tied it up at 25-25. The two teams battled it out back and forth and it seemed as though it could have been anyone’s set. At last, the Gryphons managed to get a two point advantage and finally took it 33-31.
After the close call of the second set the Gryphons were determined to build momentum and keep it this time. Both Codey Forrest (Port Dover, ON) and Riley McAllister (Whitby, ON) were essential in this set as they ran and dove to keep the ball in play. York put up a good fight but it was no match to the strength of the Gryphon court. Kevin Carey (Grand Prairie, AB) helped close the match with the last couple attacks and Gryphon rookie Marc Wilson (Stratford, ON) fired over the final kill for his team.
The Gryphons were led by Winston Rosser with 16 total points (12 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs) and the Lions were carried by Nikola Sandic with 11 total points (10 kills, 5 digs).
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Ryerson, 1 @ McMaster, 3 Box Score
