Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's volleyball team defeated the York Lions 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-21) in their fourth annual OVA Day on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 21) at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.
 
With the win, the Blues improve to 5-5 and move into fourth place in the OUA East division, while the Lions drop to 8-3 and remain in first place.
 
Second-year outside hitters Nick Trewern and Alex Barnes led the Blues with 12 points apiece, each coming off of 11 kills and one block. Barnes added six digs on the day, while Trewern had five in the victory.
 
Rookie outside hitter Ryan Smith chipped in with six points, all from kills, and seven digs, while sophomore middle Martin Kosic also had six points off of five kills and one block.
 

WATCH this monster Ryan Smith kill as men's volleyball sweeps the first-place York Lions 3-0 today at Goldring Centre! WE ALL #BLEEDBLUE #WeAreTO @OUAsport @USPORTSca @UofT pic.twitter.com/kC0XU0nZzh

— U of T Varsity Blues (@Varsity_Blues) January 21, 2018

 
Second-year setter Jordan Figueira tallied 31 assists, nine digs and four points, while rookie libero Daniel Tudor had eight digs in the win.
 
The Blues got out to another good start in the first set and a Barnes kill gave the home team a 16-12 advantage at the technical timeout. The Lions attempted to rally but U of T held strong and a Barnes block ended the first, 25-17, in favour of Toronto.
 
The second set proved to be a back-and-forth affair with U of T building a narrow 16-14 lead at the break. York battled back to even the score at 22-22, but three straight kills from Smith, Trewern and Kosic gave the Blues a 2-0 match lead, 25-22.
 
The see-saw affair continued in the third set, with neither team holding more than a three-point lead. After the Lions took a 16-15 advantage into the technical timeout, the Blues regained the momentum and, thanks to a couple key kills from Barnes, earned the sweep, 25-21.
 
York was led by Andrew Tauhid, who recorded a team-high 10 points and nine digs in the loss.
 
The Varsity Blues are back in action next Saturday, January 27 when they host the Queen's Gaels at Goldring Centre. Opening serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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