Matt Dionne | Sports and Health Editor
Featured image: Both volleyball teams are third in the OUA East division standings. | Courtesy of York Lions
The men’s and women’s volleyball teams served Trent a pair of losses this weekend in Peterborough.
The Lions swept the games as the women won 3-1 and the men won in straight sets on the road.
In the women’s game, the Trent Excalibur opened the match strong in a closely contested first set, which they won by a score of 25-22. However, in the second set, the Lionesses took a 25-21 victory to tie the game at one.
In the third set, the Lionesses showed why they’re the queens of the jungle in a dominant 25-14 victory that gave them a one-set lead.
This meant Trent would have to win the fourth set to force a fifth. However, the Excalibur were unable to pierce York’s armor, as the Lions would go on to take the set and the match by a score of 25-18.
Celeste Witzell lead the Lionesses in scoring with 14 points, 11 kills and a service ace. Melissa Monkhouse was second in scoring with 10.5 points and eight kills, while Sarah Williams scored 10 points to go along with her eight kills.
With the win, the women are now 3-3 on the season, and tied for third-place in the Ontario University Athletics, or OUA, East standings with Queen’s.
The men’s game was dominated by the Lions, as the Excalibur failed to reach 20 points in any set. Lions took the first set 25-19, and then the second and third sets by scores of 25-15.
It was a solid performance across the board for the Lions, with a joint effort from all team members. York’s Spencer Dakin Kuiper lead all players in scoring with nine points, six kills and a service ace. Andrew Shotbolt and Amir Paknahad tied for second in scoring with six points each, while Toure Nwakwesi finished with 5.5 points and three kills.
The men, who lost their first two games but have now won three-straight, are now tied for third in the OUA East division with Nipissing.
Both teams will be back at home next weekend, as they’ll be taking on Queen’s on Saturday and then Royal Military College on Sunday. The women’s games will be at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., while the men will be playing at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively.
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