Men's Volleyball Split Final Games of Semester on the Road

Welland, ON- The St. Clair men's volleyball team wrapped up their OCAA regular season first semester schedule on the road this weekend and came away with a hard earned split.

On Saturday, the Saints were in Hamilton to take on the Mohawk Mountaineers and suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss. With the win Mohawk improved to 5-4 on the season. The Mountaineers are currently ranked 6^th in Ontario and it was their 4^th win in a row.

Set scores for Mohawk were 23-25, 25-16, 18-25, 25-23 and 15-10. Outside hitter Frankie Friesen (2^nd Year; Staples; Tilbury District) led the way for the Saints with 18 kills, 4 service aces, 1 stuff block and 7 digs. Outside hitter Ryan Acott (3^rd Year; Windsor; Kennedy Collegiate) had a big game as well with 7 kills, 1 service ace, 3 stuff blocks and 4 digs.

The men were in Welland on Sunday afternoon and came away with a come from behind 3-2 win over the Niagara College Knights. With the loss the Knights record dropped to 6-3 on the season.  The Niagara men are currently ranked 5^th in Ontario.

Set scores for St. Clair were 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20 and 15-13. 2nd year outside hitter Frankie Friesen (Staples; Tibury District) had another huge game with 22 kills, 4 stuff blocks, 1 service ace and 8 digs. Rookie outside hitter Logan Ondricko (Belle River; St. Anne's) had a great match as well with 8 kills, 1 service ace, 10 stuff blocks and 6 digs. Rookie setter Simran Pahal (Kitchener; Huron Heights) had a solid game with 36 assists, 2 kills and 8 digs.

With the split on the weekend St. Clair's record now sits at 4-5 at the halfway point of the regular season heading into the exam and holiday break. The Saints are tied for 6^th in the tough OCAA West Division. The Saints are next in regular season action at home at the Sportsplex on Sunday, January 12 at 2 pm against Niagara.