North Bay, Ontario – Nipissing Lakers Men’s Volleyball dropped two contests to the Queen’s Gaels this past weekend at home on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7.
In the first set, on Friday, the Gaels jumped to a 10-6 lead. Nipissing scored a run to trail 12-10 before Queen’s won seven of the next nine points to lead 19-12. The Lakers scored three in a row but Queen’s answered with three of the next four. The Gaels would hold their advantage for the remainder of the set and take the win 25-18.
In the second, Nipissing took a 7-6 lead before Queen’s battled and led 10-8. Nipissing would win six of the next seven points to lead 14-11 before Queen’s took six in a row to regain the lead at 17-14. The teams would trade points before Queen’s would win seven of the last eight points to win the second 25-18.
In the third set, Queen’s jumped to a 4-0 lead that become 10-3 and then 13-6. Nipissing would find their footing and take four in a row to trail 13-10. Nipissing then took four in a row to tie the set 16-16. Queen’s took a 21-18 led but Nipissing battled and won three in a row to tie the set at 21. The teams would then go back and forth into extra points before Queen’s took two in a row to win the set 30-28 and the match 3-0.
Taydon Shantz scored 10 kills in the loss, followed by Zander Kasunich with 9 and Justice Smith with 7. Ben Franz and CJ Tonna scored 2 blocks each. Jack Svendsen recorded 19 assists, and Kasunich led the Lakers with 7 digs.
Then, on Saturday, Nov. 7, the Lakers looked to split the weekend with Queen’s.
In the first set, it was Queen’s who led 6-2 before Nipissing won six of seven points to take an 8-7 lead. The teams traded points and possessions before Queen’s scored four in a row to lead 20-14. Queen’s then took five of the next seven points to win the first set 25-17.
Queen’s again led 6-2 in the second set before Nipissing went on a run and tied the match at 8 points. Queen’s then took six of the next seven points to lead 14-9. Queen’s maintained their lead before Nipissing pulled closer, winning four of five points to trail by three 20-17. The Lakers then struck while the iron was hot and won five of the next six points to trail 23-22. Queen’s would finish their second set win 25-23.
In the third set, Nipissing jumped to a 7-5 lead before Queen’s tied the set at nine. Queen’s then took a 12-11 lead before extending their advantage to 16-13. Nipissing then took nine of the next eleven points to win the set 25-15 and the match 3-0.
Nipissing’s Jimmy Gill led the Lakers with 10 kills; Taydon Shantz had 8 and Zander Kasunich had 7. CJ Tonna scored 5 blocks; Kasunich had 3. Jack Svendsen led the team with 24 assists. Jimmy Gill had 9 digs; Svendsen had 4.
The losses move Men’s Volleyball to 2-2 this season.
The Lakers are back in action on Friday, Nov. 20 and 21 when the York Lions are the opponents at RJS Student Athletic Centre. Tickets are available here. Both matches will be live on OUA.TV.
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