BOX SCORE KINGSTON, Ont. (February 8, 2014) -  After fighting off five set-points in the game's opening set, Queen's swept Ryerson with relative ease on Saturday afternoon at the ARC, 28-26, 25-13, and 25-15.

The Gaels relied on their scrappy defensive play to work their way back into the first, with every Queen's player laying out to keep the ball alive when the first set was on the line. The Gaels strong defensive play made the Rams offense look bad, as Ryerson's best kill percentage was .091 in the third set.

Queen's out-dug Ryerson 32-18 throughout the match. Efficiency was the story for the Gaels on offense, with .600 and .500 team kill percentages in the second and third sets, respectively. The Gaels also dominated in the blocking game, with 15 blocks to Ryerson's three.

Mike Tomlinson (Stratford, Ont.) had a game-high 14 kills for Queen's. Ivo Dramov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) also had a game-high, picking up 12 digs. Scott Brunet (Calgary) led the way in terms of blocking, with 5.5 in the game. Another notable Gaels performance came from Philippe Goyer (Ottawa), who had five kills, 4.5 blocks, and a game-high four aces.

Lucas Coleman was the sole Ram to reach double-digit kills with 10.

Prior to the game the Gaels honoured their graduating athlete libero Jacob Glantz (St. Catharines, Ont.) who played a key role in the team's OUA Championship and CIS tournament at Queen's in 2011-12.

Queen's hosts Toronto at 3pm at the ARC in their last regular season game, a final tune-up before the OUA playoffs.