KINGSTON, Ont. (January 11, 2015) – This Sunday the Gaels (8-4) continued their five-game winning streak as they defeated the York Lions (7-5) in a three set sweep, 25-12, 26-24 and 26-24.
 
Will Hoey (Brampton, Ont.) set the tone for the match as he opened and closed the scoring for the Gaels in the first set.  Queen's took advantage of Yorks over eager attacks and responded with their own successful attacks.  Hoey and Mike Tomlinson (Stratford, Ont.) brought the set to game point with an assisted block, shutting down the Lions attack and allowing Hoey to finish the set off for the Gaels 25-12.
 
Yorks Josh Henderson opened the scoring in the second set with a cross-court kill Queen's was unable to control.  Tomlinson and Tyler Scheerhorn (Belleville, Ont.) made trouble for York and caught them off guard with their powerful serves.  The Gaels managed to pull away from York at the seven-point mark but a four-point streak by the Lions brought the game neck and neck as it was tied at 21-21.  Both teams fought hard and a serving error by the Gaels tied the score up again at 24-24.  Back-to-back kills by Philippe Goyer (Ottawa) and Tomlinson gave Queen's the win over the Lions in the second set. 
 
In the final set both teams fought hard and dug deep to provide the crowd with some exciting rallies but the Gaels managed to open the scoring with an attack from Hoey.  Scoring went back and forth between the two teams right up until the tied 24-point mark where two strategic blocks by the Gaels stopped the Lions attack, giving Queen's the match again at 26-24.
 
The leading scorers for the Gaels were Goyer and Tomlinson.  Goyer had 13 kills and one serving ace while Tomlinson had 10 kills with one serving ace.  The top scorer in today's match was the York Lions Ray Szeto with the game high of 17 kills.   Queen's put in a tremendous effort on defence this afternoon with a total of 11 team blocks to successfully shutdown the Lions attacks.
 
The Gaels are back in action next Saturday at 7pm against the Paladins at RMC.