Trojans edge Kings in five, Greves exits with injury

Calgary, AB – The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings found themselves down on a couple of fronts Saturday evening.

Setter Maddux Greves, who has been a key contributor for the Polytechnic, left the match with an injury on the opening play. Second-year Brett Theise took over.

The SAIT Trojans also put the RDP Kings into a two set deficit (25-21 and 25-22) to begin the match.

As the Kings' blocking ramped up and their offence got into a rhythm, the visitors gained momentum, winning the next two sets (27-25 and 25-23). But a full comeback didn't come to fruition. The SAIT Trojans took the fifth set 15-11 and ultimately the match.

Lehman (9)

Fifth-year outside hitter Patrik Toze powered RDP with 18 kills (0.361%). Red Deer's Reece Lehman added nine. Brett Lower and Dillon Gauci contributed seven kills apiece.

Graham (12)

Libero Jonathan (JJ) Graham picked up 15 digs and a pair of assists.

Six-foot-five Filip Florek led Calgary's offence with 19 kills. Ryan Zachary added 17.

Swift Current's Brett Theise was named the Kings Player of the Game. The Business Administration General Management student finished with 32 assists, six digs and a kill.

Theise (2)

Coming off the bench, SAIT's Player of the Game Pearce Toal accumulated four kills and an ace.

Cody Boulding, a Bachelor of Kinesiology student, had two of the Kings' four service aces. The team missed 23 times from the line.

Florek led SAIT with three aces. The SAIT Trojans had eight aces and committed 25 service errors.

On Friday, January 21, the first place Red Deer Polytechnic Kings (7-1) will resume conference play against the Ambrose University Lions (1-5) in Calgary at 6 pm.