The Redeemer Royals are headed back to the OCAA Men's Volleyball Championships. The Royals advanced to a record 4th consecutive Championship event with a 3-2 thriller over the Algonquin Thunder.  This is the 2nd time in program history that Redeemer has gone to the OCAA Championships four years in a row matching the 2009-2013 teams. Redeemer won 3 medals in that 4 year span. The current Redeemer team has won 2 medals in the past 3 years. 

The Royals hosted the Thunder Saturday night in a winner-take-all crossover playoff match. Redeemer advances to the Championships, hosted by Fleming College February 27-29. Their quarterfinal opponent will be the #1 East ranked Durham Lords. 

Redeemer entered the match as the #4 ranked team in the West Division while the Thunder came in at #5 in the East. Very little separated both teams Saturday night in an epic battle for a Championship berth.

The set scores were 21-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23, and 16-14. 

Redeemer's Brayden Stoffers led the Royals with 18 Kills. Brett Jenkins added 12 Kills. Jason Wildeboer had 7 aces and 3 blocks will Daniel Wolfert had 38 assists. Algonquin countered with 14 kills and 9 aces from Richard Bucar. 

The OCAA Championships get underway next Thursday, February 27th in Peterborough. Game time for the Royals against the Lords is 1pm. 

For full Championship event coverage, visit OCAA.com/mvb.