NIPISSING 3, ST. CLAIR 2

NORTH BAY, Ont. - It has been a roller coaster weekend for the Lakers men's volleyball team who have come down from a huge high reached only a week ago.

What a difference a week makes from a historic number one ranking in Canada to suffering their first loss of the season yesterday. Today the Lakers would face a tough test. First of all this would be a bounce back game however the task would not be easy as a much improved St. Clair Saints team visited the Surtees Gym.

As predicted this was a very entertaining match that featured some great volleyball and in the end the Lakers edged the Saints 3-2 (25-14, 20-25, 29-27, 23-25, 15-9) to improve to 4-1 on the season while the Saints drop to 2-3.

Andre Leblanc was named the Boston Pizza Player of the Game for his solid performance. Leblanc led the Lakers offence with 24 point on 18 kills, three aces and three blocks while teammate Scott Coulthard added 20 points.

"We are not a good enough team to go into a West Division match playing below average volleyball," said Nipissing head coach Eric Yung. "This was a good wake-up call for us."

Yung has a valid point as the OCAA West Division is very strong and it will be a battle day in day out for playoff berths.

The Lakers will be back in action Wednesday as they host the Battle of the Bay as their cross campus rivals the Canadore Panthers visit the Surtees gym at 8 p.m.

Source: Nipissing University