CIS men's volleyball Friday roundup

Waterloo came out strong in the second, jumping to a five-point spread at 16-11 after the Rams committed a couple of unforced errors. Although Ryerson fought back, a couple of ball handling errors off of serves and free volleys made the deficit too large to recover from and they would drop the second set 25-20.

Tyler Motherwell continued Waterloo's streak in the third, as the Scarborough, Ont. native recorded a block and an ace to put the Warriors up 7-4. However, Milosevic and McLaughlin quickly answered for the Rams, tallying two kills apiece to even the match at 11-11. The play got tighter at that point, with neither side able to build momentum. With the Rams leading 23-22, Milosevic had another kill to open the door for the set win, and a timely block from Kabonov sealed the third game for Ryerson.

The fourth set was then dominated by Kabonov and Milosevic. The fourth-year Kabonov spurred Ryerson with a kill and an ace to give Ryerson an early advantage in the fourth. Milosevic then followed his game-high 14th kill with a block, and the Rams would lead by three at the second technical 16-13. The lead would increase to six, and the two veterans would finish off the match with a block each, resulting in a 25-17 set win and 3-1 victory.

McLaughlin finished the contest with 10 kills, while rookie setter Aleksa Miladinovic added three aces and 29 assists in his first OUA game as a Ram. First year Fiodar Kazhamiaka led Waterloo with 14 kills in a losing cause, while Milosevic was named player of the game for Ryerson.

The Rams will look to pick up their second consecutive win of the season tomorrow evening when they face off against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks at Kerr Hall Gym. The Rams were recently victorious against the Golden Hawks at the RMC Invitational in an exhibition match-up earlier this month. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.

Source: Ryerson Sports Info

Michael Amoroso of Toronto got the Gaels out to a small lead, but Mississauga, Ont., native Jake Dysselhof, middleman Jay Tremonti of Dryden, Ont and Jonathan Adomait (Dundas, Ont), each returned the favour, tying up the game eight times up to 12-12. It wasn't until the second technical time out that the Gaels Brian Fautley of Oakville, Ont., widened the gap with three consecutive points and a final kill from Joen Zeeman (Cambridge, Ont.) would secure the 25-19 win.

Adomait and veteran Adam Palmer (Ottawa) got the Blues off to a good start in the second set; however, Queen's held on strong and gained a six point lead. Zeeman, Anthony Pitfield of Ottawa and setter Jackson Dakin of Courtenay, B.C. led the Gaels to a 21-11 lead at the second technical and didn't stop, winning the set 12-25.

The third and final began with some nice kills from Tremonti for the Blues and Phillipe Goyer (Ottawa) for the Gaels. Queen's gained the lead, this time with help from Will Sidgewick. Trailing 16-7 after the second technical timeout, the Blues began to rally and made up some ground with excellent shots from Adomait, Nicholas McCaughan (Winnipeg), Tremonti, and Dysselhof. Queen's would hold on to the lead and take the final set 25-14.

Dysselhof led the Blues with seven kills and a game-high 19 digs. First-year libero Michael Denton of Scarborough had 11 digs in the loss.

The Blues return to action on Sunday, October 24 when they host RMC at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym. The game time is set at 4 p.m.

Source: Toronto Sports Info

Mathieu Poulin led Western with 14 kills on 75 points, along with three aces, while senior Reid Halpenny had eight kills and 24 digs. Phil James was solid at the net with three solo and two assisted blocks.

Guelph committed 11 receiving errors and had a low kill percentage, while Western was lethal in the third set with a kill percentage of 38 per cent.

Andrew McWilliam led the Gryphons with nine kills and 18 digs in the loss.

Western is ranked No. 6 in Canada.

Source: Western Sports Info