Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's volleyball team fell 3-0 (20-25, 23-25, 14-25) to the McMaster Marauders on Sunday, November 23 at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.
 
With the loss, the Blues drop to 2-7 and remain in ninth place in the OUA standings.
 
Fifth-year veteran Jake Dysselhof led the Blues with 12 kills, four digs and one block, while rookie Thomas Meier added nine kills and three digs. Alex Ferris notched  a team-high nine digs in the loss.
 
The Marauders got out to an early 7-2 lead but the Blues rallied and went on a 9-5 streak to bring the game within two (13-11). McMaster held a 16-12 lead at the timeout. The Blues kept close but a serving ace from Seyar Kanimi sealed the first set for the Marauders 25-20.
 
The second set was a back and forth battle with neither team holding more than a three-point lead. The Blues were up 16-13 at the technical time out. The Marauders came back however on a 9-4 run and despite some late points from U of T, took the set 25-23.
 
McMaster closed out the game building a 16-8 lead at the break and a final set win of 25-14.
 
Three Marauders notched 10 kills in the victory – Brandon Koppers, Jayson McCarthy and Danny Demyanenko.
 
The Varsity Blues are back in action next Friday, November 28 as they host the Windsor Lancers at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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