ETOBICOKE, Ont. – The Durham College men's volleyball team was unable to earn a victory in their first preseason tournament of the year over the weekend.
 
An annual participant at the Humber Cup, the Lords went 0-4 in the tournament, which they were 2-3 in last year.
 
On Friday, they opened with a 3-0 loss to the York Lions, who finished first in the OUA East Division in 2016-17. The Lords lost the opening two sets 25-15 and 25-10, before a stronger third set, which they lost 25-18.
 
To wrap up the opening day of play, the Lords lost 3-1 to Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, who won the 2015 Adidas Cup at Durham College. Durham lost the opening set 26-24, but battled to take the second 28-26. The third and fourth went to Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu 25-16 and 25-21.
 
On Saturday, needing a win to advance to the final day of the tournament, the Lords were unable to top the Mohawk Mountaineers or Windsor Lancers.
 
In a rematch of the 2017 OCAA men's volleyball final, Mohawk was the better team on Saturday, although Durham did surprise them with a 25-22 first set win. From there the Mountaineers won 25-20, 25-19 and 25-17 to take the match.
 
Ending the tournament, Durham was swept 3-0 (17-25, 19-25, 23-25) by the Lancers.
 
Next weekend the Lords host their annual Adidas Cup at the CRWC. Their first match is 12 p.m. on Friday against the Algonquin Thunder.
 
QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 1-4
Conference Record: 0-0
 
Next Match: Adidas Cup October 6-7 @ CRWC