KINGSTON, Ont. (October 2, 2015) - The Queen's men's volleyball team welcomes the Ryerson Rams, Guelph Gryphons and Montreal Carabins to the ARC this weekend in their annual invitational exhibition tournament.

Day 3

Guelph vs. Montreal

The Carabins wrapped up their weekend against the Gryphons with a 3-1 win, putting them at a 2-1 record just behind the Gaels in the tournament. The Gryphons ended their weekend with a 1-2 record.
 
The Carabins set the pace in the first set, putting up a 25-20 win over Guelph. In the second the Gryphons put themselves on the board with a 25-23 win, tying it all up at 1-1. The Carabins finished it quickly then with a 25-22 win in the third and a 25-21 win the final set.
 
Queen's vs. Ryerson
 
The Gaels finished off their annual invitational with a 3-0 record after winning 3-1 against the Ryerson Rams who finished their weekend with an 0-3 record.
 
Trence with his 12 kills and Tomlinson with his 10 kills in the game, led the Gaels as they had all weekend. Despite their loss, Ryerson had a strong showing from Robert Worjcik who topped the charts with 17 kills and nine digs.
 
The Rams were off to a good start in their final game of the tournament grabbing a 25-21 win over the Gaels in the first set. The Gaels didn't let the Rams get comfortable and returned by winning the next three sets 25-19, 25-19 and 26-24.

With this win the Gaels finished at the top of the tournament pool followed by Montreal (2-1), Guelph (1-2) and Ryerson (3-0). This marks the second straight year that Queen's has been tournament champions.

Day 2

Guelph vs. Ryerson

It was the tightest game of the tournament between the Rams and the Gryphons on Saturday with Guelph grabbing the 3-2 win bringing their record up to 1-1 and dropping Ryerson down to 0-2.

Led by Zachary Newman and Dallas Keith who racked up 10 digs each in the game, the Gryphons took the first set 25-21. The Rams answered immediately, winning the second set 25-19 and letting their momentum carry them into winning the third set 25-18 to put them ahead of the Gryphons two sets to one.

Guelph pulled out all the stops in the third set, increasing their percentage to a game high 0.632 and tying the match 2-2 with a 25-19 win. In the fifth and deciding set, the Rams fought to clinch the victory but the Gryphons managed to wrap it up 16-14.

Queen's vs. Montreal

The Gaels pumped out another 3-1 win on Saturday, this time against the Montreal Carabins (1-1) which puts Queen's at the top of the tournament pool with their 2-0 record.  With his 19 kills Marko Dakic (Mississauga, Ont.) was key player for the Gaels in their win.

The Gaels picked up the two firsts sets with scores of 25-21 and 25-22 respectively. In the third the Carabins clawed their way back into the game and won the set 25-20. Queen's answered with a 25-20 win in the fourth, giving them their second win of the tournament.

Day 1

Montreal vs. Ryerson

The Carabins (1-0) opened their weekend with a 3-1 win over the Ryerson Rams (0-1) in the Queen's Invitational. Robert Worjcik was a top performer for the Rams, racking up 19 kills and seven digs against the Carabins.

The teams had matching first sets with the Carabins grabbing 25-18 wins each time. The Rams picked up their game in the third set and flipped the score winning the set 25-18 over the Carabins. Montreal didn't let the Rams get comfortable and shut it down in the fourth and final set winning it 25-14, the greatest margin of the game. With the 3-1 win, the Carabins will continue their weekend on Saturday against Queen's at 8:00 pm. The Rams will be facing the Guelph Gryphons at 6:00 pm tomorrow.

Queen's vs Guelph

The Gaels (1-0) hit off their weekend Invitational with a 3-1 win over the Guelph Gryphons (0-1) Friday night. Markus Trence (Orangeville, Ont.) was a top scorer for the Gaels with 17 kills and nine digs while Mike Tomlinson (Stratford, Ont.) picked up a matching 14 kills and 14 digs in the win.

The Gaels dominated in the first set grabbing a 25-19 win over the Gryphons. The rest of the game was tight with the Gryphons pulling ahead and winning the second 25-23. The Gaels regained their momentum in the third set and were able to win it 25-23 with Guelph close behind. The final frame was another close call with the Gaels finding themselves on top again and winning the game with the 25-21 final set.

The Gaels will head into Day 2 of the tournament with a 1-0 record planning on meeting Montreal, also with a 1-0 record, at 8:00 pm. The Gryphons are scheduled to play the Ryerson Rams (0-1) at 6:00 pm. 


TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (All Games in ARC Main Gym)

FRIDAY
Montreal vs. Ryerson    3-1 (Boxscore)
Queen's vs. Guelph      3-1 (Boxscore)
 
SATURDAY
Guelph vs. Ryerson      3-2 (Boxscore)
Queen's vs. Montreal    3-1 (Boxscore)
 
SUNDAY
Guelph vs. Montreal     3-1 (Boxscore)
Queen's vs. Ryerson    3-1 (Boxscore)

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