Trent takes down Brock in Peterborough

The Badgers battled tough with the Trent Excalibur but fell in four sets at the Trent Athletics Centre. 

In a road contest in Peterborough, the Badgers men’s volleyball team came up short to the host Excalibur 3-1 (24-26, 25-19, 21-25, 20-25) on Friday, Jan. 31. 

Leading the way for the Badgers was Devin Cooney who had a match-high 20 points off 17 kills and three service aces. Adam Shapcott delivered a game-high 38 assists in the loss. 

In the first set, the Badgers held a four-point advantage at 19-15, but the Excalibur fought back, eventually taking lead at 23-22 en route to winning the tight first set 26-24. 

Determined to start stronger in the next frame, the Badgers begin on a 5-1 run, with their advantage ballooning as large as seven multiple times. A couple of Trent errors late in the second frame gave Brock the 25-19 victory. 

The Excalibur started the third set strong and did not look back as they took it 25-21. 

Brock showed fight in the fourth set as they took their first lead at 15-14 after being down up until that point. However, the Excalibur countered with a 11-5 run of their own to seal the third set 25-20 and taking the match. 

In the hitting percentage category, the Badgers managed a .119 while the Excalibur led with a .284. 

The Badgers return to action tomorrow against this same Excalibur squad on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. You can watch the game on OUA.tv.