The Brock Badgers split their two home exhibition games on Saturday (Oct 21.) and Sunday (Oct 22.), taking on the Guelph Gryphons and Toronto Varsity Blues.
Game 1: Brock 2 Guelph 3 (25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 8-15)
The Badgers got their weekend started with a close five-set loss to the Gryphons.
Brock got the match started with wins in the first and second sets with identical scores of 25-21. The Badgers used strong attacking with 30 total kills. In the first set, the Badgers had a .500 hitting percentage.
The Gryphons took the next three sets and the match, including the fifth set with a score of 15-8. After strong attacking early on in the match, the Badgers were only able to notch three kills in the final set.
Third-year outside hitter Kylar Code led the Brock Badgers with 17 kills in the game. The Badgers leader in assists was Grant Reddon with 43, which was a game-high for either side. Senior Sauli Lianga was the Badgers' leader in digs with ten.
Game 2: Brock 3 Toronto 2 (21-24, 25-16, 25-15, 25-27, 15-13)
In their second game, the Badgers picked up the win in five sets against the Toronto Varsity Blues.
Toronto took the first set of the game 25-21. A better second set from the Badgers saw them earn 11 kills and win the set 25-16.
The Badgers followed up the third set with yet another 11 kills and a hitting percentage of .600. The powerful performance gave Brock the 25-15 set win.
Toronto fought back with a fourth set win (27-25) to send the game into a fifth and final set.
In a close final affair, the Badgers came out on top, taking the fifth set by a score of 15-13 to win the game against the Varsity Blues.
Sophomore KJ Robinson featured as the Badgers' kill leader with 13 in the game, which was also a game high. Reddon once again finished with the most assists for the Badgers, recording 37 in the win.The Beamsville, Ont product Justin Rulli-Levere led the Badgers in digs with seven.
Up next, the Brock Badgers continue their exhibition schedule as they visit the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday (Oct. 28) at 4 p.m.
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