The Trent Excalibur men’s volleyball team had a busy weekend, playing games against both La Cite and Algonquin, with divided results.

On the night of Friday, January 22, Trent took La Cite Coyotes by storm, winning the match 3-1 (25-24, 25-16, 24-26, 25-12).  Excalibur was in top form that night as demonstrated by their strong ofensive play and their ability to get points left and right over La Cite.   Notable performers for Trent include Ian Rettie, with an outstandng 18 points (4 kills, 10 aces, 4 blocks), T . J. Rodin with 12 points (5 kills, 3 aces, 4 blocks) and Ben Kinzett with 12 points (8 kills, 4 blocks).

The afternoon game of Saturday, January 23 proved to be a much different game than the previous night, with Algonquin Thunder taking the victory 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22) over Trent.  It was often hard to tell who would win the match as the teams were close in points and performance, but Algonquin, the #1 ranked team in the league, pulled through in the end with an upset over Trent.  Notable players for Trent include T. J. Rodin with 14 points (7 kills, 3 aces, 4 blocks), Chris Ferguson-Martin with 10 points (7 kills, 3 aces) and Alex Gastel with 8 points (7 kills, 1 block).  Trent's Joshua Neadow also performed extremely well in both games earning  combined tally of 28 digs.

Trent is now ranked #4 in the OCAA men's volleyball league, with 9 wins and 4 losses.

You can next catch the Excalibur team in home game action on Wednesday, January 27 at 8 p.m. against the Durham Lords.

Christina Richards

Student Sports Writer

Photographs by Chiziwiso Pswarayi