Evan Falardeau tallied a career-high 26.5 points to push the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's volleyball team through the Ryerson Rams 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 25-22) on Friday night at Mattamy Athletic Centre.

TORONTO STATS: A first-year left side hitter, Falardeau registered a career-high 24 kills and 2.5 blocks.

Fourth-year left side hitter Chris Towe posted 17.5 points with 16 kills, 1.5 blocks and four digs, while third-year setter Jordan Figueira registered a game-high 47 assists and tallied eight points. Second-year libero Daniel Tudor had a game-high 13 digs in the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED: Two of the top teams in the OUA East division exchanged blows in the opening set and it was the Blues that lead 16-14 at the technical timeout. Toronto continued that momentum taking the first set 25-19.

The Rams came back hard in the second set, which ended with the home team up 16-10 at the technical timeout. They did not look back the rest of the set, snagging it 25-17.

Toronto responded in the third set, pushing out to a 16-9 advantage at the technical timeout. They maintained that seven-point advantage for a 25-18 set win.

The back-and-forth action continued in the fourth set with the Rams up 16-14 at the technical timeout. U of T responded with a 7-2 run to regain the lead and went on to win the set 25-22.

UP NEXT: The Blues are back on the court next Sunday (Feb. 10) afternoon, when they host the Trent Excalibur at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. The match begins at 1:00 p.m.

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