NEWS RELEASE
GEORGIAN COLLEGE
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The Georgian Grizzlies men’s and women’s volleyball teams continued their busy regular season schedule on Wednesday night when they took on the Canadore Panthers in North Bay.
It was a big night for men’s volleyball player, Liam Gray.
The former two-time CCAA All-Canadian entered the game needing just one ace to set the record for all-time career OCAA aces.
In the second set, the Barrie native got his ace to set the new record. He then went on to hit a total of five in the game and holds the new OCAA record with 172 aces.
The Grizzlies went on to win the match against the Panthers 3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-20). Georgian improved their record to 11-1 on the season and they continue to sit in first place in the OCAA east division standings.
The spotlight on Gray isn’t going away as he has now broken two OCAA records this season, most aces in a single game (15) and career aces (172), but he also has a third record within reach.
Gray now has 57 aces this season alone and is only eight away from setting a new mark for single season aces.
Teammate Darien Haynes is also fast approaching some records of his own.
Earlier this season, Haynes became Georgian’s all-time leading scorer and is now only 17 points away from joining the 1,000 point club. The Barrie native is also only eight blocks away from setting a new OCAA record for most career blocks with the current mark being 251.
In the women’s game, the shorthanded Grizzlies group battled hard but were unable to steal a victory from the Panthers.
Georgian pushed Canadore to the limit in the first two sets before they ran out of gas in the third set falling 3-0 to the Panthers by set scores of 28-26, 25-22 and 25-9.
Kelsey Watson (Barrie) led the Grizzlies in scoring in her two sets of play with 10 points while teammates Amber Maw (Huntsville) and Domenica De Francesco (Barrie) each had eight points in the loss.
The Grizzlies now sit in a tie for fifth place in the OCAA east division with a season record of 5-7.
Georgian will continue their stretch of road games first taking on the Seneca Sting this Saturday, Jan. 19 followed by a trip to face the Durham Lords on Jan. 24.
The Grizzlies will play their next home games on Friday, Feb. 1 when they host the Algonquin Thunder at the Georgian Athletic Centre. The women’s game gets underway at 6 p.m. followed by the men’s at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for the double-header at the doors for just $5.
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