The Queen\u2019s Gaels handed the Ryerson Rams their eighth loss of the season in a 3-0 sweep on Sunday night (26-24, 25-16, 25-21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside hitter Xander Ketrzynski led the Rams in kills with eight and setter Saad Shaikh led in assists with 13 in the two sets he played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last time the Rams faced off against the Gaels was back on Jan. 24. The match ended in an identical sweep, as seen on Sunday on the Coca-Cola Court. Ryerson\u2019s record against Queen\u2019s now stands at 26 wins and 33 losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout all three sets, the beginnings and outcomes were nearly identical. Ryerson would start slow, but their high energy offense and tremendous hustle would bring them to hold a steady lead, until the Gaels\u2019 elite offense and equally skilled defense secured the victory for each set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the tough loss, Sunday night was Senior\u2019s Night, a time to honour Ryerson\u2019s graduating athletes. Ryerson\u2019s honoured senior was Joel Hannan, an outside hitter finishing up his master\u2019s degree in Business Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was really nice to get to battle with all of my best friends one more time on the court,\u201d Hannan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven when the game wasn\u2019t going our way, I was still so happy to be out there with everyone,\u201d he said. \u201cI appreciate those opportunities to be in those tough moments and those fun moments. We all just love playing volleyball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hannan also shared his thoughts on going into the OUA playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGuelph\u2019s a strong team,\u201d he said. \u201cI think what we\u2019ll have on them is our defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know them really well and I think we handle their serving quite well. It\u2019ll just be a mentality game. That\u2019s what it\u2019ll really come down to: who wants to win it more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rams will face off against the Guelph Gryphons in the OUA Quarter Finals, on Feb. 29 at the Guelph Gryphons Athletic Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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