OSHAWA, Ont. - The Excalibur were in it every step of the way, but were not able to put a notch in the win column as they fell in straight sets to the Durham Lords. In the loss, the Excalibur were credited with 23 kills and ten blocks.

The first set was a back and forth affair, with neither team stretching a lead beyond two points until the Lords went up 23-20.  Trent battled back, but eventually dropped the set 25-23.

It was much of the same in the second set with the lead changing several times throughout. Despite some timely kills by Chris Jacklin, the Excalibur were not able to close out the set and fell again 25-23.

It was a game of catch-up in the third set, as the Lords jumped out early and held the lead throughout.  The Excalibur battled hard but were not able to fight all the way back and dropped the set 25-20.

The Excalibur were led by Chris Jacklin (Dryden, Ont.) and Brad Keizerwaard (Holland Landing, Ont.), who each had 11 points; Jacklin on ten kills and one block, Keizerwaard on five kills and six blocks. Jacklin also counted 11 digs defensively while libero Ryan Lee (Osgoode, Ont.) had seven.

The Lords were led by Steve Clarey's 12 kills and eight points each from Dave McMann and Aaron Sheerahamed.

Next action for the Trent Excalibur comes November 26 when they travel across Peterborough to take on the Fleming Knights for a 7 pm game.

Source: Trent University