Box Score BELLEVILLE, Ont. - In one of their toughest matches of the season, the No. 6 nationally ranked Durham College men's volleyball team were up for the challenge as they completed a come-from-behind five set victory over the Loyalist Lancers on Wednesday night in Belleville. Set scores in the exciting match were 25-22, 28-30, 27-29, 25-19, 15-13.
With only one loss on the season the Lords are sitting atop the OCAA east division with a 15-1 record, two games ahead of second place with just two matches remaining in the regular season. One more win will secure the OCAA east division for the Lords.
Durham will return to the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre next Thursday, Feb. 13 for their home finale versus the Centennial Colts. The Lords will have a special pre-game ceremony to honour their graduating ceremony in the final home regular season match. The action will of course be streamed on
OCAA LIVE.
• Delivering a career performance, third-year outside hitter
Andrew Dube (Uxbridge, Ont.) registered a new career-high 23 points in the five set victory, finishing with a new career-high 21 kills, adding one ace and one block.
• Three more Lords reached double-digits in the win as
Rouzbeh Rahnavard (Richmond Hill, Ont.) recorded 12 points, while
Tyler Krabi (Stouffville, Ont.) and
James Hirt (Scarborough, Ont.) each added 10.
• Reaching the 20 point plateau for the Lancers was Riley Litwiller who notched 14 kills, one ace, and five blocks in the loss.
• Setting a new mark in the green and gold, fifth-year setter
Liam Gray (Barrie, Ont.) guided the Lords with a season's best 51 assists, while adding three kills and three aces.
• In addition to their offensive output, both Dube and Rahnavard also led the way defensively with 10 digs apiece.
• For Loyalist, Savino Marques recorded a game-high 54 assists, while both Josh Roberts and Andrew Hudgins registered 14 digs.
Overall Record: 25-8 (W-L)
Conference Record: 15-1
Next match: Thursday, Feb. 13 vs. Centennial Colts • (8 p.m. – CRWC)
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