Box Score
 
Windsor 3, Guelph 1
 
Guelph, Ont. (February 7, 2014) - The Guelph Gryphon's men's volleyball team were defeated by the visiting Windsor Lancers 3-1 on Friday night at the W.F. Mitchell Centre. Set scores were 23-25, 25-18, 25- 4, and 25-19. The loss drops the Gryphon's record to 5-14 on the season.
 
First year Joshua Green led the Gryphons with 13 points (11 kills, 1 ace, 1 block) while Luke Woud contributed nine kills and Eric Wagner had nine digs.
 
The Lancers were led by Gabriel Burlacu with a game-high 14 points (11 kills, 2 aces, 1 block).
 
Guelph jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first set thanks to two aces from Kyle Richards. A few points later Guelph's Luke Woud hit a monster smash to extend the Gryphon's lead to 5-1 over the Lancers. This spurred a comeback from Windsor, as they would go on a 5-0 run to take the 6-5 lead. The two sides would exchange points, eventually battling to a 10-10 tie. Both teams battled through the next ten points, with each side taking five points to keep the game tied at 15. The first set continued to be close, as yet another kill from Luke Woud tied things up at 20. After Guelph jumped to a late 22-21 lead, they would take three of the next five points to close out the first set on top of the Lancer's 25-23.
 
The second set started with the Gryphon's and Lancer's taking three points each. Windsor would rally to take the lead, 11-8. While the two teams treated fans to a few long, exciting rallies, the Lancer's would be on the winning end of most rallies, giving them a commanding 16-10 lead. Luke Woud was a consistent threat for the Gryphon's in the second set, with multiple hard kills. However, these efforts would not be enough to swing the set, as Windsor jumped to a 19-13 lead, and despite Guelph's best attempt at a comeback, the Lancers would take the set 25-18.
 
The third set opened with more even play, as things were tied up at 5, 6, and 7. Neither squad was willing to surrender momentum to the other. Windsor would eventually snatch the momentum and the lead, taking the next seven points to go up 14-7, and then 18-10. The Lancer's would finish off the Gryphon's in the third set, taking it 25-14.
 
Windsor looked to finish off the Gryphon's for good in the fourth set, jumping out to a quick 5-1 lead. Guelph would battle back to make it a one-point game, trailing 9-8 to the Lancers. After exchanging points Windsor would eventually extend their lead to 17-13. Guelph would battle to make it closer, trailing 18-16. Despite Guelph's best effort's to come back in the set, the Lancers would take the set 25-19 to win the match 3-1.
 
The Gryphon's play again Saturday (Feb. 8) night at home against the Western Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. to close out their regular season schedule.