The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s volleyball team fell 3-1 to the visiting Guelph Gryphons inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House on Saturday (Nov. 7) afternoon.
Set scores were: 25-17, 22-25, 18-25, 23-25.
The Blues were strong out of the gate with a convincing win in the first set. After falling by three points in the second frame, U of T couldn’t overcome a big performance from the Gryphons. In the third set, the Blues continued to rally, hanging with Guelph as the two sides traded blows right up until the final point but a strong fun of form by the visiting team with points up for grabs late swung the match in their favour.
Leading the Blue and White on offence was first-year outside hitter Marcus Barrett with a game-high 16 points on 16 kills and three digs. Third-year outside hitter Iannis Toma notched 12.5 points including a service ace. First-year setter Stone Riley paced the offence, tying for a game-high 33 assists. Meanwhile, first-year middle Riley Smyth recorded three solo blocks.
For Guelph, Xavier Masztak recorded a team-high a team-high 15 points. Meanwhile, Tian Harcevic tied with Riley for a game-high 33 assists. Matthew McCarthy recorded 11.5 points and a game-high six solo blocks.
U of T is back in action on Saturday (Nov. 13) night when they travel to St. Catharines to take on the Brock Badgers. The first serve is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on oua.tv.