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Goyer, Tomlinson help Gaels shut down Lions in straight sets
Posted by: Shawn MacDonald (Sports Information Officer)

2/2/2013 4:08:00 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. (February 2, 2013) - The Queen's Gaels (10-5) had no trouble getting past the York Lions (8-8) on Saturday afternoon as the Gaels cruised to a 3-0 win. Set scores finished 27-25, 25-20 and 25-20.

The first set saw the two teams keeping the score close until Queen's was able to pull ahead 16-12 at the technical timeout. Stephen Holmes (Ancaster, Ont.) gave the Gaels the momentum with one of his seven kills on the afternoon. The Lions managed to claw back into the game and even the score at 25-25. Queen's outside hitters Mike Tomlinson (Stratford, Ont.) and Philippe Goyer (Ottawa, Ont.) provided the power needed to close out the set with back-to-back kills for a 27-25 win.

In the second frame, York got off to a quick start jumping ahead 5-2 thanks to two kills from Felipe Human-Paredes (Toronto) who finished with eight on the day. Queen's came right back at the Lions taking eight of the next 10 points to jump ahead 10-7. The Gaels stayed in front the rest of the way and Tomlinson and Goyer once again closed the set with back-to-back kills, 25-20.

The York Lions stayed close with the Gaels in the third set with help from Gregory Ivan (Toronto) getting a few kills from the middle. Queen's managed to keep the Lions at bay, never trailing by more than one point in the set. The Gaels stayed the course and closed out the set 25-20 for a 3-0 straight set win.