The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's volleyball teams take on the Queen's Gaels in our Under Armour Games of the Week this Friday, November 8 at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.
 
The women start the action at 6 p.m., with the men to follow at 8 p.m. The matches will also be streamed live on OUA.tv.
 
The Blues men are 2-0 to start the season and take on the OUA defending champion Gaels (2-2) in their 2019 home opener. The two teams met in last year's OUA semifinal, with the Gaels squeaking out a narrow 3-1 win.
 
Fourth-year team captain Jordan Figueira has picked up right where he left off last season. The two-time OUA all-star currently leads the OUA with 11.14 assists per set after averaging 9.94 through the 2018-19 season.
 
Second-year left side hitter Evan Falardeau leads the Blues and ranks third in the OUA, averaging four kills and 4.4 points per set in the early goings of the season. Fifth-year veteran Chris Towe registered 13.5 points in Toronto's 3-2 season-opening win over Ryerson and is coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2019 NORCECA beach volleyball continental tour this past weekend in the Dominican Republic.
 
It will be a battle of nationally-ranked opponents as the No. 5 Varsity Blues women play host to the No. 9 Gaels. The Blues (2-1) and Gaels (2-2) are currently tied for second place in the OUA East division, with U of T holding a game in hand.
 
Four-time U SPORTS all-Canadian Alina Dormann sits second in the province, averaging 3.55 kills and 4.0 points per game from the right side. Veteran left side hitters Brianna Patrick and Caleigh Cruickshank are both averaging 2.8 kills per set and lead the team with nine and 10 serving aces, respectively.
 
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