BELLEVILLE, ON – The Durham Lords men's volleyball team played a long match in Belleville on Wednesday night, ultimately defeating the Loyalist Lancers in five sets.
Loyalist had a very strong start to the match, taking the first set 25-13 over the visiting Lords. However, Durham bounced back in the second set. Trailing ever so closely behind in the second set and eventually finding themselves down 24-23, the Lords kept the set alive with two consecutive points to take the 25-24 lead but the set would have to be won by two. After trading off one point each, a ball handling error on the Lancers side of the net gave the Lords a 27-25 victory and tied up the match.
In the third set, the Lancers went ahead in the match again following a 25-20 win. The fourth set score was similar, this time Durham on top by a 25-21 result to force a fifth and final set.
The race to 15 was back and forth with neither side leading by more than two for the first half of it. With the score 9-8 in Durham's favour, the Lords went on a 6-2 run to end it and hit the buses with a win in their back pocket.
Tyler Jegen (Calgary, AB) smashed 11 of his squads 45 total kills, leading the team. Jacques Tournadre (Milton, ON) hit eight, while William Egan (Cobden, ON) and Josh Padmore (Hamilton, ON) each scored with seven kills. Three Lords registered 20 or more total attack attempts, with Egan recording 27, Jegen with 22 and Tournadre attempting 20.
Kyle Travis (Courtice, ON) registered a season-high 38 assists on the night, surpassing his previous high of 24 in the season opener. With a total of 229 assists, Travis edges his way into the top-5 amongst OCAA players in assists.
From the line, Jegen served two aces while Tournadre and Michael Penney (Whitby, ON) each served one. At the net, Penney and Padmore each blocked three shots, Travis blocked a pair and Jegen blocked one.
Returning in 2023 following the holiday season, the Lords gp on the road on January 19, 2023 on the road against the Fleming Knights and the Lords return home to host Loyalist on Thursday, January 26 at 8:00 PM.
OVERALL RECORD: 9-13
CONFERENCE RECORD: 6-5
NEXT MATCH: Thursday, January 19, 2023 vs. Fleming Knights • 8:00 PM • Peterborough, ON
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