MEN'S VOLLEYBALL FINISH ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING REGULAR SEASON
The Grizzlies won the OCAA east division championship for the third straight year after defeating Loyalist in the regular season finale.
The Georgian Grizzlies men's volleyball team played their final regular season game of the year when they travelled to take on the Loyalist Lancers on Saturday in Belleville, ON.
Georgian wrapped the regular season in style with an impressive 3-0 win over the Lancers from set scores of 25-17, 25-14 and 25-22.
Liam Gray had a team-high nine point performance while also adding 27 assists. The Barrie native had eight more aces in the game to finish the season with 80.
Gray had an incredible season as he finishes holding each OCAA men's volleyball ace record including most in a single game (15), most in a single season with 80 and most all-time career aces with 195. He also finished the season 3rd in the OCAA in assists with 576.
Darien Haynes had one block in the game to add to his all-time record. The Barrie native broke the OCAA record for career blocks earlier this season and finishes with 268.
The fifth year player also finishes with 1,066 career points which makes him Georgian's all-time leading scorer and among the top players in OCAA history.
Erich Perau had six kills in the game to finish off his career with 966 kills which puts him second all-time in the OCAA and his 1,095 career points puts him fourth all-time in OCAA history. The Peterborough native spent the first four years of his career with the Fleming Knights before joining the Grizzlies this season.
The Grizzlies finish the regular season with a 16-2 record and have earned their third straight OCAA east division championship. Over the course of the last three seasons the Grizzlies have compiled a record of 51-3 in the regular season.
Georgian will now move onto the playoffs where they will host the St. Clair Saints next Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Georgian Athletic Centre. The Saints finished the regular season in eighth place in the OCAA west division with a 5-13 record. The winner of the game will move onto the 2019 OCAA Men's Volleyball Championship. Tickets for the game are available at the doors for $5.