HAMILTON, Ont. – The Durham College men's volleyball team had a chance to shake off some rust this weekend as they took part in the Mohawk Mountaineers East/West Challenge this weekend in Hamilton.
 
With a shorthanded squad, the west proved to be best as Durham was swept 3-0 in all three of their matches. At the invitational tournament, the west dominated the competition, winning eight of the nine matches played. Georgian beat Mohawk 3-2 for the east's lone victory.
 
Durham opened the tournament with a 3-0 loss to St. Clair (25-20, 25-21, 25-22). On Saturday, they failed to rebound losing to Redeemer (25-20, 25-11, 26-24) and Mohawk (27-25, 25-17, 25-16). Durham beat Redeemer in preseason action.
 
It has been a season of ups and downs for the defending OCAA silver medalists, as they sit in third place in the OCAA east region with a 5-3 record.
 
Durham will look to climb up the standings and improve their playoff position with ten games remaining in the regular season, including a match against the Algonquin Thunder that was suspended in the third set.
 
The Lords will open up conference play in Toronto against the George Brown Huskies on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Their first home match of the semester will be on Tuesday, Jan. 23 versus Georgian. First serve for both matches is 8 p.m.
 
QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 6-10
Conference Record: 5-3
 
Next Game: Wednesday, Jan. 17 vs. George Brown (8 p.m. – Toronto, Ont.)