Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's volleyball team fell to the Guelph Gryphons in a 3-1 match (18-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-25) on Saturday, January 10 at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

Fifth-year left side hitter Jake Dysselhof of Mississauga led the Blues with 18 kills, six digs and two blocks.

Alex Park tallied nine kills and nine digs, while middle Trevor Grant also had nine kills and two blocks.  Libero Alex Ferris led all players with 16 digs, while fellow rookie Wells Hick recorded 39 assists and 10 digs in only his second game in the Blue and White.

The Gryphons took the first set 25-18, building a nine-point lead at the technical time out. Marc Wilson led the Gryphons attack through the first set, with the Blues Zia Karim turning heads early in the match.  

The second set proved to be a much tighter game, with neither team able to go on substantial runs.  Despite several kills from Dysselhof and a four-point streak, the Gryphons took the second with a score of 25-21.

By the technical timeout of the third frame, the Blues had taken a 16-15 lead over Guelph. Fourth-year middle Nathaniel Virgo was instrumental in helping U of T force a fourth as the Blues took the set 26-24.

The Gryphons got out to an early 5-2 lead in the fourth and despite a rallying effort from Dysselhof, Guelph went on a 10-0 run and sealed the win 25-15.

Luke Woud led the Gyrphons with 14 kills, nine digs and three blocks, while Joshua Green had nine kills and eight digs in the win.

The Varsity Blues head on a four-game road streak, starting at Western next Friday, January 16. Game time is set for 8 p.m. 

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