No. 1 Men's Volleyball Completes Perfect Regular Season
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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St. Clair | 8 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
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Humber | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
By: A. Wickstrom
Humber Athletics Sports Information
ETOBICOKE - No. 1 men's volleyball completed its best regular season in program history, finishing the season with a perfect record after beating the St. Clair Saints (8-10, 6th West) in straight sets on Feb 16. The final set scores were 25-8, 25-10 and 25-13.
Leading scorer's Joshua Fadare and Rrezart Sadiku earned the first points of the first and second sets with outside kills, securing early advantages for Humber. Discipline at the service line paid off for Humber, as aces by Eduardo Silva Ferreira and Jake Gomes brought the Hawks into double-digit leads. Maximum Crowder and Andrew Blakey helped secure the win with monster blocks that stopped every opportunity the Saints had. The Hawks glided into fast victories in the first and second sets at 25-8 and 25-10.
The Hawks were able to show the depth of their bench throughout the final set of the regular season, starting with service runs by Christopher Bowen and Jaskarn Kalsi. Humber did not miss a beat as they quickly found themselves up by nine. Attacks by Xavier Reid and Jaydon Milne added onto the team's success as the energy continued to radiate in the Humber gym. Jaskarn Kalsi served Humber to victory, finishing the game at 25-13.
Andrew Blakey was the lead scorer for the Hawks, earning seven kills, four blocks and two aces.
Humber Highlights
- Humber recognized senior Andrew Blakey, who played his final regular-season game as a Hawk. Impactful at the net, the fifth-year middle concludes his career with 230 kills, 91 blocks and 33 aces over 57 matches.
- Rrezart Sadiku sits comfortably in third in the OCAA with a hitting percentage of .380.
- Jake Gomes remains seven service aces away from entering Humber's top-3 list for career service aces, with 91 currently.
- Humber finishes the regular season with a program-record 18 wins and program-low two set losses.
What's Next?
No. 1 men's volleyball will host a 2020 OCAA crossover against the Centennial Colts (5-13, 8th East) on Feb 22. Game time is set for 5 p.m. and will be streamed live on the Hawks Sports Network.
