Men's volleyball remain undefeated clinch provincial berth

The Georgian Grizzlies men's volleyball team travelled to face the Durham Lords on Thursday night in Oshawa, ON with plenty on the line.

The much hyped men's match featured two nationally ranked teams in the Grizzlies (1^st in OCAA East Division) and Lords (2^nd in OCAA East Division) and the game did not disappoint.

The two teams split the first four back-and-forth sets which set up a dramatic fifth set for the match.

With Durham holding a 12-10 lead, Grizzlies Head Coach Reid Saxby took a critical timeout and his team responded.

Georgian went on to score four unanswered points and would then take the fifth set to win the match 3-2 (25-18, 16-25, 25-19, 10-25, 15-13).

Darien Haynes (Barrie) was a beast up the middle for the Grizzlies scoring 11 points which included five stuff blocks. Adam Bielby (Barrie) continued his strong season scoring a team-high nine kills.

The Grizzlies improved on their perfect record and are now 14-0 on the season which also matches a school record for most regular season wins for the program in one season.

Georgian is now two games up on second place Durham with four games to play in the regular season. The win also guarantees the Grizzlies at least a top-two spot in the OCAA East Division which gives them a direct bye to the 2017 OCAA Men's Volleyball Championship presented by belairdirect Feb. 22-27, at Mohawk College.

The Grizzlies will be back in action this coming Tuesday, Jan. 31 when they host the George Brown Huskies at the Georgian Athletic Centre at 8 p.m.