The York University Lions men's volleyball team is looking to rekindle the magic from its season-opening weekend at home when the squad returns to the Tait McKenzie Centre this weekend for a pair of games against the RMC Paladins and Queen's Gaels.
 
The Match-ups: York (2-2) vs. RMC (0-4) and Queen's (2-1)
 
Game Details:
RMC – Friday, Nov. 6 @ 8pm, OUA.tv
Queen's – Saturday, Nov. 7 @ 8pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 2-0 at home
RMC – 0-1 on the road
Queen's – 1-0 on the road
 
Current Streaks
York – Lost 2
RMC – Lost 4
Queen's – Won 1
 
Last Meetings
The Lions swept the season series with the Paladins last year, winning both matches by 3-0 scores. They allowed the Paladins an average of only 16 points per set en route to the victories.
 
Saturday's game against the Gaels is a rematch of last year's OUA quarter-final, which the Lions came back to win in four sets after dropping the first. The Gaels won both regular-season meetings, taking the first 3-1 and the second in straight sets. The two squads also faced off once in the pre-season this year, with Queen's winning in five sets at the Ryerson Invitational.
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The last time they were on home court, the Lions posted a thrilling five-set comeback victory over then-No. 7 nationally-ranked Western to start the year 2-0, following a season-opening victory over Windsor.
• The Lions dropped their two most recent contests last weekend, falling to top-ranked McMaster as well as Waterloo, who were the gold and silver medallists, respectively, in the OUA last year.
• The Lions have spent one week in the CIS rankings so far this season, appearing at No. 10 in the poll after the opening weekend of action.
• After this weekend, the Lions will play once at home and once on the road for each of the next three weeks before the long December break.

 
 RMC

• The Paladins are still looking for their first win of the year after an 0-4 start. They have been swept in straight sets in each match, falling to Queen's, McMaster, Ryerson and Toronto.
• The Paladins have not won a match in any of the last six seasons.

 
Queen's

• The Gaels have alternated wins and losses through their first three matches of the season. They started with a sweep of their Kingston rivals, RMC, in the opener before hosting Ryerson and Toronto last weekend, falling to the Rams in straight sets and defeating the Varsity Blues 3-0.
• The Gaels went 6-3 in the pre-season, including finishing as the silver medallists at Ryerson's tournament.
• Queen's finished two points behind the Lions in the regular-season last year at 12-8, good for fifth place in the OUA standings.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
OH Tyler Covach – The OUA male athlete of the week two weeks ago after recording 41.5 points and 10 digs in two matches. He is 11^th in OUA scoring with 3.8 points per set.
 
OH Arthur Szwarc – Leads the Lions and is tied for eighth in the OUA with 3.9 points per set. He also ranks first in the conference with 30 total blocks, 12 more than any other player.
 
RMC
 
LS Dale Towe – Leads the Paladins and ranks 14^th in the OUA with 3.4 points per set. He is also the team leader in kills (33) and service aces (six).
 
LIB Edgar Gonzalez – Ranks third in the OUA with 2.89 digs per set.
 
Queen's
 
OH Marko Dakic – Playing out his final season of eligibility at Queen's while he attends law school after four years with the Lions during his undergraduate years. He is the Gaels' leading scorer with 5.1 points per set.
 
LIB Ivo Dramov – Last year's OUA and CIS libero of the year is off to another strong start to the season, ranking first in the conference with 3.00 digs per set.