Men's Volleyball Earn Big Win on the Road

(Hamilton, ON)- The St. Clair men's volleyball team continued their OCAA regular season schedule on the road for two games this weekend and came away with a split in two tough exciting matches with both going to 5 sets.

On Friday night, the Saints were in Ancaster to take on the Redeemer University Royals and suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss. All but one set was decided by the minimum two points. Set scores for Redeemer were 29-27, 24-26, 23-25, 25-19 and 15-13.  Second year middle Jonah Certossi (Belle River; Belle River District) had a huge game in the losing effort with 18 kills, 9 stuff blocks, 1 assist and 3 digs. Second year middle Zach Walls (Amhertsburg; Villanova) had a great game as well with 9 kills, and 7 stuff blocks. Setter Nick Kwiatkowski (Essex; Essex District) had a solid game as well with 34 assists, 1 kill, 6 service aces and 4 stuff blocks.

With the win Redeemer improved to 3-2 on the season. The Royals are ranked  5^th in Ontario.

The men were in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon to take on the Mohawk Mountaineers and this time came out on the right side of another 3-2 entertaining game. Set scores for St. Clair were 21-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20 and 15-13.  Second year outside hitter Marc Galipeau (LaSalle; Sandwich) led the way offensively for St. Clair as he was a plus 21 and some very strong serving throughout the match. Rookie outside hitter Kale Wilkinson (Windsor; Riverside) also had a strong game going plus 14 with some great passing.  

With the loss Mohawk's record dropped to 3-2. The Mountaineers are ranked 4^th in the OCAA.

With the split on the weekend St. Clair's record now sits at 3-3. The Saints are next in action at home at the Sportsplex on Saturday, November 19 at 3 pm against the Humber Hawks for their first of three straight home matches. 

For the current OCAA Men's Volleyball Standings click HERE