The Brock Badgers men’s volleyball team began their 2026-27 season with a four-set victory over the TMU Bold.
In a tight contest, the Badgers won 3-1 to TMU on Friday, Oct. 30 following a hard fought battle on the road in Toronto., with set scores of 25-22, 29-31, 25-25, and 25-20.
The Badgers fought hard in the first set, taking it by a score of 25-22 while hitting .407 as a group. A tightly contested second set went the way of the Bold, going into extra points with a 31-29 score. The Badgers reclaimed their lead in a lenghty third set, winning it 27-25, and closed the game out with a 25-20 result in the fourth.
The Badgers limited the Bold to a .093 hitting percentage in the third set and just .036 in the decisive fourth set, as Brock hit .310 in the final frame.
Brock was led by strong performances from Kyle Stodola and Devin Cooney, who each led the Badgers in scoring with 16 points. Cooney led the team with 15 kills, followed by 14 from Stodola, and 13 by Lucas Bouwers. Bouwers recorded a team-best .542 hitting percentage on 24 attempts.
Badgers setter Caleb Huot earned 45 assists and 10 digs, while Stodola led the group with 11 digs.
Brock played a more disciplined game, limiting their attack errors to just 18 while TMU recorded 31, proving to be a difference in the tightly contested matchup.
The Badgers will aim to continue their strong start to the season in a rematch against TMU on Saturday afternoon. The game is set for Oct. 31 in Toronto, with first serve at 3:30 p.m. The game can be seen on OUA.tv.