TORONTO, Ont. – The Durham College men's volleyball team is prepared for their conference play to begin after a solid weekend at the Seneca Sting Invitational.
 
On Friday the Lords opened with a 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16) win against the Sheridan Bruins.
 
Later that day they lost 3-1 to the Mohawk Mountaineers, the same team they opened their preseason against at home on Sept. 28. They opened with a 25-23 first set win, but fell in consecutive sets 19-25, 19-25 and 17-25.
 
Saturday morning against the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers the Lords squeaked out a 3-2 win.
 
After taking the opening sets 25-19 and 25-21, they lost the next two sets 21-25 and 15-25 before taking the fifth and deciding set 15-13.
 
Their final match of the preseason and tournament was a 3-2 loss to the Niagara Knights. Opposite of the match against CMU, the Lords were behind 2-0 to start the match after falling 13-25 and 21-25. They won the third 25-23 and fourth 25-19 before losing the fifth 14-16 to be eliminated from the invitational.
 
The Lords will travel to North Bay next Sunday to face the Canadore Panthers. First serve in their match is 3 p.m.
 
QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 4-6
Conference Record: 0-0
 
Next match: Sunday, Oct. 23 @ Canadore Panthers (3 p.m. – North Bay, Ont.)