DURHAM 3, GEORGIAN 0

BARRIE, Ont. - It was a night of mixed results as the Georgian Grizzlies men's and women's volleyball teams hosted the visiting Durham Lords in Barrie on Friday night.

A loud group of Grizzlies fans cheered on at the Georgian Athletic Centre and the women's team didn't disappoint.

The Grizzlies came out of the gate strong taking the first set by an impressive 25-9 score to take an early 1-0 lead.

Durham regrouped and tied the game by taking the second set 25-19 and in doing so broke an impressive streak for the Grizzlies who had not lost a set at home all season.

Georgian made sure not to let it happen again as they took the next two sets 25-19 and 25-15 to capture the 3-1 victory.

The Grizzlies had a strong contest from Erin McClean (Barrie) who led the team with seven kills and an impressive five serving aces while second year setter Katharyn Avery (Barrie) posted 12 assists.

Georgian's men's team didn't have the same luck as the women's team Friday.

The Lords controlled play from start to finish, sweeping the Grizzlies 3-0 in sets of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-19.

The Grizzlies couldn't find a way to keep the ball away from Durham's Riley McAllister (Whitby). The fifth-year veteran setter for the Lords set up his teammates throughout the game posting an incredible 29 assists.

Georgian's Jason Grimm (Orangeville) led the Grizzlies in scoring with 11 points while Michael Vandinther (Barrie) had a solid effort with 11 digs.

Georgian's volleyball teams have one game remaining on their first half schedule Wednesday night at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Georgian Athletic Centre when they host the Trent Excalibur.  The women's game will be a battle for first place between the Grizzlies (7-1) and the only team they are chasing in the East Division standings in the first-place Excalibur (7-0).

Source: Georgian College

BARRIE, Ont. - The Durham College men's volleyball team picked up their sixth straight conference victory on Friday night with a 3-0 sweep over the Georgian Grizzlies.

Set scores in the match were 25-14, 25-18 and 25-19.

Setter Riley McAllister (Oshawa, Ont.) spread out the Lords offensive attack as four players had 15 or more attacks. Jeremy Hoekstra (Cobourg, Ont.) took advantage of most of his opportunities as he recorded seven kills on 15 attempts for a .467 kill percentage. Brad VanHartingsveldt (Newcastle, Ont.) also had a high hitting percentage as he converted seven of 16 attempts.

McAllister finished the night with 29 assists, while adding four kills to his totals. Alex VanStaalduinen (Peterborough, Ont.) had a team-high eight kills and Luke Kilbourn (Ingersoll, Ont.) had seven. Dan Popovich (Pickering, Ont.) was once again Durham's defensive standout as he had 10 digs.

Jason Grimm of Georgian would lead all scorers with 10 kills in the losing effort.

Durham (7-1) moves a half-game ahead of the Algonquin Thunder (6-1) for first place in the OCAA East region standings. The Lords winning-streak will be put to the test on Wednesday night when they travel to Loyalist College to take on the 6-2 Lancers at the Lancerdome.

Source: Durham College