On Sunday, January 7, the Brock Badgers men’s volleyball team continued its unbeaten start into 2024, edging the RMC Paladins in three sets (25-21, 25-18, 25-18) at Bob Davis Gymnasium .
Outside hitters were leading the way for the Badgers Devin Cooney And Refrigeration codeThey both killed nine. Code added a good ace and 0.5 pieces to finish with a game-high 10.5 points. Veteran setter Grant Redon She facilitated the offense with 26 assists.
The first set was riddled with service errors, with Brock racking up eight errors, while RMC gave up 12. The Paladins took a 12-11 lead, leading to a Badgers timeout. RMC kept the momentum going, holding the lead to 19-18. After the murder of a second-year student Liam Stronga great outside hitter Nanley Yusuf He went behind the service line and delivered two aces to help Brock take a two-point lead. The Badgers used that energy to hold on to win the first set 25-21.
The two teams traded points early until Brock used back-to-back kills from Connie and Jacob Ferland To lead 12-8. The Badgers’ cushion continued to grow as they used outside studs to great success. 11 of the group’s 14 kills came from outside hitters. Youssef came off the bench again to record his third ace of the day as the Badgers won the set 25-18.
In the third period, two Brock errors gave RMC a narrow 6-4 lead. The Badgers responded to the deficit by going on a run of their own, forcing an RMC timeout with a 12-9 lead. More serving errors found their way in the third set as Brock and RMC equaled the number of errors they made from the first set. The Badgers held their opponent just twice in the set as they completed the weekend sweep.
Next, Brock (8-2) will be on the road on Friday, Jan. 12 as they take on the Nipissing Lakers (2-8) at 8 p.m. The match can be watched on OUA.tv.