The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's volleyball fell 3-1 to the McMaster Marauders inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House on Friday (Oct. 23) night.
Set scores were: 25-19, 22-25, 11-25, 19-25.
After taking the first set, the Blues fell just short in a hardly fought second set. McMaster took full control of the third set with a 25-11 win but Toronto was able to rebound, fighting hard but were unable to force a fifth set. McMaster was able to block effectively with nine to U of T's four and took advantage of 17 service errors by U of T.
Leading the way for U of T was third-year middle Iannis Toma with a game-high 19.5 points and added three digs. First-year outside hitter Marcus Barrett also hit the double-digit point plateau with 11. First-year setter Stone Riley's playmaking was on display with 40 assists and third-year libero Munk-Orgil Tserenjamts had five digs.
For McMaster, Kaden Zunti led the team with 13 points. Mekhi Fitzgerald recorded 10.5 points and Ronan Huth had 31 assists.
Now, U of T turns their attention to the RMC Paladins when they host them inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House for the season opener on Friday (Oct. 30) night. The first serve is scheduled for 7 p.m., with tickets available at
varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be streamed live on
oua.tv.
