KINGSTON, Ont. (November 10, 2017) – The Gaels (2-1) swept the Guelph Gryphons (2-3) in three straight sets at the Queen's ARC on Friday night.

GAME FLOW
With 11 ties in the first set, it was Gaels veteran Markus Trence (Hockley Valley, Ont.) who smashed back-to-back kills to break away with a 10-8 score. Pushing to stay in the game, the Gryphons climbed to take a 16-15 heading into the technical timeout. A big block from fifth-year  transfer Jack Peckham (Hamilton, Ont.) edged the Gaels 23-22, who went on to take the first set with a 25-23 decision.

While the first set was closely matched, the second set was all Queen's. Opening play with three consecutive points off the serve of Malcolm Prentice (Oakville, Ont.). Following an unanswered 4-0 run, the Gryphons took a timeout to regroup. The Gryphons struggled to get their attack going as the Gaels defence stood strong. Block after block saw the Tricolour push the score to 8-2 after an explosive Trence ace.

The Gryphons took their second timeout of the set as Queen's led 12-3. The Gryphons were hitting 11.5 percent in attack, while the Gaels dominated at 38 percent. Another ace from Mitchell Neuert (Toronto) boosted the attack to take the second consecutive set by 10 points with a 25-15 score.

Rolling offensively in the third set, the Gaels led for the third straight time heading into the technical time-out at 16-8. The Gryphons fought back, scoring five consecutive points. Recovering quickly, the Gaels notched a series of kills. The nail in the coffin came from Trence, who hit his 15th kill of the game to take the 25-16 win.

BY THE NUMBERS
15 - Kills from Markus Trence
.385 - Pct from the Gaels attack during the second set
2-1 - Queen's move to 2-1 with the W
.067 - Pct Queen's kept Guelph to in the final set

UP NEXT
The Gaels return to action tomorrow night at 8pm when they host the Waterloo Warriors at the Queen's ARC.