PAIR OF LOYALIST LANCERS SET NEW OCAA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL RECORDS
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - It has been a record men’s volleyball season already for the Loyalist Lancers, with almost half a regular season yet to play.
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - It has been a record men's volleyball season
already for the Loyalist Lancers, with almost half a regular season
yet to play.
Fifth-year left side Kyle Donnan (Pickering, Ont.)
broke the all-time Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA)
career record for kills last Sunday in a 3-2 (25-27, 25-19, 23-25,
25-21, 15-12) victory over Boreal. Donnan's eight kills now gives
him 724 for his career, surpassing the old record of 719 set by
Redeemer's Ryan Talsma during the 2009-10 season.
Donnan entered this season in third place on the all-time list.
Earlier this season, fifth-year teammate Matt
Woods (Pickering, Ont.) set the all-time OCAA record for
service aces. Woods now has 157 to his credit, surpassing the old
record of 133 set by Trent's Ian Rettie in
2009-10. Woods entered this season in second place on the all-time
list.
Both Donnan and Woods have eight more games remaining to pad their
records. Loyalist is currently in fifth place in the OCAA East
region with a record of 8-4. The top six teams earn a post-season
berth.
The OCAA men's volleyball championship will take place at Nipissing
University in North Bay, Ont. from Feb. 23-25.
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