The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s volleyball team defeated the RMC Paladins 3-1 in the 2026-27 season opener inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House on Friday (Oct. 30) night.
Set scores were: 25-18, 25-17, 18-25, 27-25.
After two commanding set wins from U of T, the Paladins battle back in the second half of a win, winning the third set and then pushing the Blues to the brink as U of T closed out the night with a 27-25 win. Overall, Toronto out produced the RMC in points, kills, aces, blocks, assists and digs.
Leading the way for U of T was third-year outside hitter Iannis Toma with a game-high 19.5 with 18 kills and four digs. First-year outside Marcus Barrett made his mark in his OUA debut with 16.5 points and three service aces. Second-year outside hitter Justin Peng notched 11 points and 10 digs. Second-year outside hitter Jeffrey Kladko had a game-high 14 digs and fifth-year setter Michael Hickey had a game-high 48 assists.
For the Paladins, Tommy Roussel had a team-high 16 points. Christian Patterson stood out, contributing 32 assists and seven digs.
The Blues and Paladins are right back at it on Saturday (Oct. 31) afternoon inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House. The first serve is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., with tickets available at varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be streamed live on oua.tv.