OSHAWA, Ont. – The regular season record means little to nothing to the Durham College men's volleyball team heading into the OCAA men's volleyball championship.
 
The No. 5 ranked Lords finished atop the east division with a perfect 18-0 record, but as far as team captain Jeremy Hoekstra (Cobourg, Ont.) is concerned, it doesn't mean much come game time on Friday.
 
"To us, our focus is no longer on 18-0, that's in the past," said Hoekstra. "Our record as far as we're concerned is 0-0, no wins and no losses. We're purely looking at it as what we have to do from this point on."
 
The Lords open the championship in Windsor at 8 p.m. against the host St. Clair Saints.
 
Although the two teams didn't meet in conference play, they split their two matches at tournaments this season. At the Adidas Cup in October the Lords lost 2-0 to the Saints, but in January in Niagara they defeated St. Clair 3-1.
 
Durham expects it to be loud during their opening match, with most fans supporting the hometown Saints, but head coach George Matsusaki said his team will use that energy to their advantage.
 
"Although the majority of the fans are going to cheering against us, the guys are excited to be playing in front of a packed house and in the primetime game," he said. "As athletes, you train all year to play on the big stage and it does not get much bigger than this."
 
QUICK LOOK AT FRIDAY'S QUARTERFINAL
 
Durham College vs. St. Clair Saints (8:00 PM) – St. Clair College Sportsplex
 
Web Stream
http://www.we-tv.ca/home.html
 
 
Durham (First Place)
Overall: 18-0
Home: 9-0
Away: 9-0
Clinched OCAA Championship position with first in east division
 
St. Clair (Fifth Place)
Overall: 12-6
Home:  7-2
Away: 5-4
Host School for OCAA Championship
 
TOP SCORERS
Erik Janssen 3.9 PTS/S
Jason Hernandez 4.0 PTS/S
 
TOP BLOCKERS
Nick Coleman 42 BS (.95)
Travis Wigle 48 BS (.84)
DIG LEADERS
Luke Fafard 104
Josh Rankine 193             
 
LAST YEAR IN THE PLAYOFFS
Cross Over Match Durham vs. St. Clair 3-0
Durham 5^th place at OCAA Championships
 
Men's Tournament Schedule
 
Day 1- February 27, 2015
1:30 PM – Game 1: Niagara College vs. Mohawk College                                      
3:30 PM – Game 2: Fanshawe College vs. Fleming College                                  
6:00 PM – Game 3: Sheridan vs. Humber College                                                      
8:00 PM – Game 4: Durham College vs. St. Clair College                      
 
Day 2- February 28, 2015
1:30 PM – Game 5: Loser 2 vs. Loser 1    
3:30 PM – Game 6: Loser 4 vs. Loser 3
6:00 PM – Game 7: Winner 2 vs. Winner 1
8:00 PM – Game 8: Winner 4 vs. Winner 3            
 
Day 3- March 1, 2015
9:00 AM – Game 9: Winner 6 vs. Loser 7                
11:00 AM – Game 10:  Winner 5 vs. Loser 8                             
4:00 PM – Game 11: Winner 10 vs. Winner 9      
6:00 PM – Game 12: Winner 8 vs. Winner 7         
 
 
Championship Tickets

	Tournament Pass	Day Pass
Adults	$ 15.00	$ 8.00
Seniors – 14-18	$ 10.00	$ 5.00
St. Clair Students	FREE	FREE
Children 13 & under	FREE	FREE