Men’s volleyball steamroll Rams

Hawks sweep three straight sets to take the victory, and bring the season to 3-3

The men’s volleyball team hosted the Ryerson Rams this past Saturday at the Athletic Complex, and came out victorious winning three straight sets.

“We had a great character weekend, we won both matches 3-0”, commented head coach Shayne White.

The Hawks dominated the entire first set, with great defensive blocking coming from middle Matt Polley and left side Derek Lapp. Lapp, along with left side Samuel Schachter made several key hits helping Laurier take the set 29-27.

Ryerson soon changed the pace of the game and come out strong in the second set. But none the less, the Hawks fought back for a 25-19 win.

Lapp, Schachter and right side Greg Houston knocked back to back smashes securing the Hawks lead in the third set, with great setting hailing from veteran Robert Vitullo.

“There’s certain plays that always give us a lot of energy,” said second year Houston. “A block, or a kill, or a dig that they don’t expect catches them off guard.”

Libero Edward Lee served for game point, but couldn’t clinch it. After a few exciting rallies, Ryerson flopped with an out of bounds serve, giving Laurier the game point and 25-18 victory.

Second year Cameron Wheelan stood out with an overall solid game; contributing blocks and hits alike.

The win brings the Hawks to an even 3-3 for the season.

“We’re going into two away games next weekend, and we’ll hopefully bring that to 5-3”, said coach White.

The boys face the Royal Military College Friday and Queen’s University Saturday.