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DURHAM LORDS
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Durham College picks up win #10 – McMann moves up the blocking charts

OCAA Men’s Volleyball – Durham defeated Trent 3-0

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Durham College men’s volleyball team earned their tenth conference win of the season as they defeated the Trent Excalibur 3-0. Set scores were 25-15, 25-17 and 25-21.

With five blocks in the match, Dave McMann of Elmvale leads the OCAA with 53 this season.  He also moved into second place on the OCAA all-time charts with 176 career blocks.

With seven games remaining in the regular season, McMann needs 29 more to pass Corey Cole of St. Clair who had 205 blocks in five seasons. He is also 13 blocks shy of breaking the OCAA single season record.

Setter Tom Alayon did an excellent job distributing the ball against Trent as PJ Cornelius, Steve Clarey and Jordan McFarlane all had six kills for Durham in the win.

Nine of the Lords victories this season have been 3-0 sweeps.

Durham is 10-3 this season and tied with Seneca (10-1) for second place in the OCAA East Region. The top two teams in each region get a  bye to the provincial championship which will take place in North Bay, Ont.

The Lords will look to continue their winning ways on Friday night as they travel back to Peterborough for a match against the Fleming Knights (3-10). Game time is at 8 p.m.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 16-7
Conference Record: 10-3

Next Game: Fri. Jan. 20 @ Fleming – 8 p.m.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.259.2825 (C)
905.721.3117 (F)

Photo Credit: Al Fournier

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