Badgers drop close contest with No. 4 Gaels

Brock competed well but dropped a close contest on Saturday night. 

The Brock Badgers men’s volleyball team suffered a 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 18-25) defeat to the No. 4 Queen’s Gaels on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Bob Davis Gymnasium. 

Devin Cooney led all players with 20 points from 17 kills and three service aces while Adam Shapcott recorded a team-high 38 assists in the contest. 

Both teams traded points late into the first set, but eventually Queen’s was able to pull ahead for the 25-19 win. 

The Badgers pulled ahead in the second set, leading 20-14 and forcing a Gaels timeout. The visitors attempted to pull themselves back into the contest, but the Badgers held strong for a 25-20 victory, finished off by a touch of finesse from Cooney for his fifth kill of the set. 

Early in the third set, both teams traded points until Queen’s broke the deadlock, going on an 8-3 run which set them up for the 25-21 set win. 

A strong start from Queen’s saw them take an early lead in the fourth set as they thwarted any attempt of a Badgers comeback, seeing out the 25-19 set win for the match victory. 

The Gaels notched a .449 hitting percentage while the Badgers mustered .121.

Up next, the Brock Badgers men’s volleyball team will travel to Toronto to take on the Toronto Varsity Blues on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The last time these teams met, the Varsity Blues were victorious by a score of 3-2 (25-22, 25-19, 12-25, 22-25, 10-15) on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. The game will be available to watch on OUA.tv.