SENECA 3, TRENT 1 (FINAL)

The Trent Excalibur could not overcome a slow start as they dropped a 3-1 (25-22, 25-12, 22-25, 25-17) decision to the Seneca Sting in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men's volleyball action.

Trent dropped the first two sets in their home opener before battling back to take the third.  They would eventually fall in the fourth set. The loss drops the Excalibur to 0-2 this season.

"Our players off the bench stepped up and helped us take the second set," said Excalibur head coach Joshua Neadow. "We came up against a tough team tonight, but we did some things well and hope to carry those things into our next game."

Chris Jacklin set the pace for the Excalibur in the loss. The third year native of Dryden, Ont. had 11 points on nine kills and two blocks. Nolan Byrne (Bala, Ont.) added five kills and two aces, while Leith Perron (Sarnia, Ont.) chipped in three kills and two aces. Defensively, Ryan Lee of Osgoode, Ont. had nine digs, while Jacklin added six.

Seneca was paced by a 16-kill effort from Predrag Cajic. Peter Christian counted 18 points on 12 kills, two aces and four blocks while Justin Parsons and Matt McGirr had ten kills each in the win.

Trent returns to action Saturday when they host the Georgian Grizzlies for a 3 p.m. start.

Source: Trent University