LIONS CLASH WITH NO. 4 TORONTO IN MEETING OF OUA EAST’S BEST

If anyone in the OUA East can topple the No. 4 nationally ranked Toronto Varsity Blues, it’s the York University Lions women’s volleyball team. At 7-1, they’ve been jockeying with the Blues for the division’s top spot all year, and now they’ll engage in a back-to-back.

The Match-up: York (7-1) vs. No. 4 Toronto (8-0)

Game Details
Wednesday, Feb. 23 @ 5:30pm, OUA.tv
Saturday, Feb. 26 @ 2pm, OUA.tv

Home/Away Records
York — 4-0 at home, 3-1 on the road
Toronto — 4-0 at home, 4-0 on the road

Current Streak
York – Won 4
Toronto — Won 8

QUICK FACTS

York

• York has been the beneficiary of some new recruits contributing right off the bat. Alisa Trubyuk is fifth across the entire OUA in service aces per set with 0.59.
• The veterans have contributed as well – with Chiara Da Silva and Olivia Kim amongst the top of the OUA in services aces per set and hitting percentage respectively.
• In each of the wins on their four-game win streak, the Lions haven’t lost a single set. They’re currently enjoying a 12-set streak heading into a crucial duo of games against No. 4 Toronto.

Toronto

• The Blues are coming off a 3-1 win over the Rams on Feb. 19, where they got scoring from different parts of their lineup.
• Three Blues hitters were in double-figures in kills in the four-set victory. Middle Jenna Woock and outside hitter Julia Murmann both finished with 15 points as Woock notched 12 kills and three aces while Murmann had 15 kills.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

York

Elina Zvigelsky: Led the Lions with nine kills and five blocks against Trent on Feb. 18 … A true competitor who is an offensively-focused middle and a strong server …Won a gold medal at the 2018 Youth Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Toronto

Asya Dogruer: First-year outside hitter earned 12 points off of a career-high 11 kills and one service ace against the Rams on Feb. 19.