The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's volleyball team finished fourth overall after a 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 19-25) loss to the No. 10 Windsor Lancers on Sunday (Mar. 10) afternoon in Kingston, Ont.

This marks Toronto's  best finish since the 2003-2004 season.  

TORONTO STATS: First-year outside hitter Evan Falardeau put up a game-high 21.5 points on 19 kills, 1.5 blocks and an ace. He also chipped in with five digs.

Fourth-year outside hitter Chris Towe posted 17 kills and 1.5 block for 19.5 points, while third-year setter Evan Figueira recorded a game-high 42 assists and seven digs in the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED: The two squads exchanged blows in the opening set, with Windsor holding the slight 16-15 advantage at the technical timeout. Out of the break Toronto put together a 6-1 run, which helped them snag the set 25-22. 

MVB: The Varsity Blues capture the first set 25-22 over the Lancers. They lead the match 1-0. WE ALL #BLEEDBLUE  #WeAreTO

WATCH: Chris Towe is very hard to stop! pic.twitter.com/Wta5aBkNOS

— U of T Varsity Blues (@Varsity_Blues) March 10, 2019

The Lancers jumped out to the earlier 7-3 lead in the second set, but the Blues were able to cut the deficit to 16-14 at the technical timeout. Windsor held on to the advantage the rest of the way to take a 25-22 set victory.

Windsor continued the momentum in the third set leading 16-12 at the technical timeout. Toronto rallied off a 6-2 run to make the score 18-17, but were unable to snatch the lead the rest of the way. They dropped it 25-22.

It was a back-and-forth affair in the fourth set, but Windsor was up 16-13 at the technical timeout. The Lancers registered recorded six of the next eight points out of the break to ultimately snag the set 25-19 and the match. 

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