Box Score
 
Waterloo 3, Guelph 0
 
Guelph, Ont. (January 25, 2014) – The Guelph Gryphon's men's volleyball team were defeated by the visiting Waterloo Warriors 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Set scores were 25-23, 25-20, and 25- 13. The loss drops the Gryphon's record to 5-10 on the season, while the Warriors improve to 13-3.
 
 Luke Woud led the Gryphon's in scoring with 10 points (6 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks). Marc Wilson added another seven points for the Gryphon's (6 kills, 1 ace).
 
James Evans led the Waterloo Warriors in offense with 14 points (13 kills, 1 block).
 
Waterloo jumped to an early 4-1 lead in the opening set. Guelph battled to tie the set up at four, but the Warriors would regain their lead on the very next point. After being tied once again at six, Patrick Strzalkowski (St. Catharine's, Ont.) had a huge spike to give Guelph the 7-6 lead, their first of the game. The score remained close for the duration of the opening set. With things all tied up at 15, Guelph's Luke Woud hit a monstrous spike to give Guelph the lead by one. Unfortunately Waterloo took the next four points, giving them the lead 19-16. Things remained tight between the Gryphon's and the CIS ranked #9 Waterloo Warriors, but the Warriors would eventually take the set 25-23.
 
The second set started much like the first, with Waterloo up 4-1 early. Kyle Richards (London, Ont.) and Luke Woud looked to give the Gryphon's some much needed momentum as the two hooked up on a beautiful volley-spike combo finished off by Woud, much to the delight of the home crowd. However Waterloo seemed to be in control of the game early on. Fans were treated to some entertaining rallies, as the two teams displayed their skill with quick and exciting exchanges, Guelph started to rally back, stringing a few consecutive points together to cut Waterloo's lead to 14-12. Guelph's Eric Wagner (Kitchener, Ont.) made some remarkable digs for the Gryphon's to help trim their deficit. However, Waterloo showcased their talent, extending their lead to 20-16, and eventually taking the set 25-20.
 
The second set seemed to knock the wind out of the Gryphon's sail, as they allowed Waterloo to take another early lead, this time 5-1. A few serving errors hurt the Gryphon's chances of a come back, as Waterloo extended their lead to 11-4. The Warriors had a really strong attack game, making it extremely difficult for Guelph to gain momentum and mount a rally. Waterloo would take a ten point lead, 16-6. The lead got extended to 20-9, and the Warriors would eventually take the set 25-13, winning the match 3-0.
 
The Gryphon's play again tomorrow afternoon as they travel to Hamilton to take on the #1 McMaster Marauders at 3 pm.