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Box Score 2 The Lancer Men's Volleyball team rounded out their regular season play with a pair of matches against the McMaster Marauders and Toronto Varsity Blues on the weekend.
Windsor suffered a 3-1 loss to McMaster on Friday night and a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday afternoon.
Despite the losses, the Lancers have still secured fourth place in the conference standings and will host the Guelph Gryphons this Saturday at 2pm in the OUA Quarter Finals at the St. Denis Centre.
The Lancers did take an early lead in the match against McMaster. At the first technical timeout they were out in front 8-5 and continued to hold a three point margin at the second technical timeout, leading 16-13. The Marauders couldn't recover in the set as the Lancers won 25-20.
The Marauders built a 16-11 lead at the second technical time out of set and proceeded to build a 19-13 lead. McMaster went on a scoring run that forced Windsor to call time out down 21-15. The teams traded points the remainder of the set, but MAC held on to take the set 25-19, tying up the match.
The Marauders jumped out to a 5-2 lead to start the third set and led 8-3 at the first technical timeout. McMaster build the lead to 20-13 but Windsor wouldn't give up, cutting the McMaster lead to 20-16. McMaster held on for a 19-25 win.
The fourth set started much like the previous two with the Marauders ahead; 8-4 at the first technical timeout. Windsor cut that lead to 12-10, but a big kill by MAC rebuilt the McMaster lead to 14-11. By the second technical timeout McMaster was up 16-11 and easily won the final set 25-15.
On Saturday against Toronto, the first set tied up 12 times with neither team taking a definitive lead. Toronto tied the game for the final time at 14-14, after which the Lancers broke into the lead. The Varsity Blues gained some ground near the end, however Josh Edwards ended it for the Lancers 25-23.
The Lancers took an early lead in the second with the help of Shane Byrne. Byrne pushed the Lancers ahead by five points, with the help of Adam Prieur, who finished the game with 52 assists to his name. However, before the Lancers could get too comfortable, Toronto answered back with a five-point streak, gaining the lead. The game was a back-and-forth battle from then on, tying 25-25. With tensions high, the Blues managed to take the set 27-25.
Blues' Steven Kung and Lancer Josh Edwards battled it out in the third with their signature kills, but neither could push their team into the lead until the middle of the set. Kung finally broke out for the Blues with a three-point streak. The Blues continued to rake in the points, ending the game 25-17.
Toronto was eager to end it in the fourth, but the Lancers wouldn't let them take the game that easy. Kyle Williamson, Edwards and Harrison Oake fought back for the Lancers, gaining an early lead. Mitchell Woodside and Manning caught the Blues up and pushed into the lead, but the Lancers continued to tie up the game 20-20, 23-23, and again 24-24. The Lancers ended the set after their impressive rebound, 28-26, with a final spike from Williamson.
Windsor continued that momentum through to the fifth set to build a 9-5 lead. However, some huge blocking by Woodside and Stefanoff would rally Toronto to come from behind and take an 11-9 lead. Kung clinched the 15-13 victory to secure a spot in the upcoming OUA playoffs.
The Lancers will now face the Guelph Gryphons in the OUA quarter finals on Saturday afternoon at 2pm at the St. Denis Centre. Stay tuned to www.goLancers.ca for more playoff information.
