REDS Drop 3-1 Decision At Dal
(HALIFAX, NS) The Dalhousie Tigers bounced back from Friday's 3-0 decision to beat the UNB REDS 3-1 on Saturday, in RSEQ men's volleyball action.
The REDS began the first set with a 5-1 lead. Josh DeYoung (Cole Harbour, NS) spiked it to cut the lead to 5-2. Michael Donovan (London, ON) was dominant for the Tigers, scoring 23 kills in the match.
Jacob Harris (Clarenville, NL) grabbed the lead for the REDS, making it 21-19 late in the set. Harris finished the match with 14 kills.
It was back and forth for the rest of the set and it ended with a UNB error giving the Tigers a 28-26 win.
UNB started the second set hot, getting out to a 4-0 lead.
Holden Cadden (Fall River, NS) had a powerful kill to give the REDS a 6-2 lead.
Sartaj Sidhu (Calgary, AB) scored an ace, tying the set 9-9 and getting the Tigers back on level terms.
It would remain a tight set, as it was later tied 16-16.
Once again, it was back and forth for the rest of the set.
Rafael Hilario (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) had several kills that the Tigers could not handle, and the REDS won the set 28-26. Hilario finished the match with 16 kills.
Set three was another nail-biter.
UNB took an early 11-5 lead.
Jacob Oyler (Halifax, NS) gave the Tigers a 20-19 lead later in the set, and it would go back and forth before Dal won 28-26.
The fourth set would not be as tight and competitive as the previous sets.
An Oyler kill would give the Tigers a 12-7 lead.
A Donovan kill made it 19-10 and he later ended it with another kill as Dal won the set 25-17, taking the match 3-1.
The REDS are now 1-and-3. Their next action is Friday, November 17th, when they host the Sherbrooke Vert et Or. Game time is scheduled for 8:00pm.
RECAP AND PHOTOS FROM: Dal Athletics