OSHAWA, ON - In their final home game of the season, the Durham College men's volleyball team won in an absolute thriller as they came back from two sets down to defeat the Loyalist Lancers in five sets.
Durham went ahead early in the first set, but slowly watched that lead slip away as the Lancers battled back to win it 25-19.
Loyalist had to fight from behind again in the second set, with the Lords leading 18-15 late in the frame. The Lancers powered to an 8-2 run to flip the fortunes around and on extra serves, put the set away with a service ace to win it 26-24.
With their backs to the wall, Durham kept their afternoon alive with a 25-22 win as the Lancers served the ball into the net to end the set.
The Lords found themselves behind early, trailing 12-5 in the fourth set to the Lancers. Eventually trailing 24-20 and the Lancers being one point away from putting it away, Durham scored six unanswered points to send the fans into a frenzy as they won it 26-20 to force a fifth and final tiebreaker set.
Taking advantage of their momentum, the Lords led through the vast majority of the fifth set and reached the magic number 15 when a Lancers serve went long and out of bounds. Durham took the set 15-11 to win it all in five sets.
Jack Egan (Cobden, ON) had his best game of the season, recording a season-high 16 kills, seven more than his previous best, and 22.0 points, 10 more than his previous best. Egan also finished the game with five service aces after having gone into the day with six on the season.
Tyler Jegen (Calgary, AB) was also highly impressive on his senior's day, putting up 16 kills, nine digs and five service aces.
Ben Rocheleau (Stouffville, ON) surpassed 40 assists in a game for the fourth time this season, establishing his season-high in the finale with a total of 45.
Jacob Simpson (Raymond, AB), who went into the game with a total of 11 digs on the season, registered 18 in the five-set match.
For the fourth time this season, Jonas Felix (Woodbridge, ON) had a 10.0 point game. He finished the afternoon with six kills, three blocked shots and a service ace.
The Lords will have to travel for their qualifying game ahead of the 2024 OCAA Men's Volleyball Championship. Stay tuned for a date, time and opponent to be announced.
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