Bruins Outlast Sting in Thriller

The Sheridan Bruins battled the Seneca Sting for five sets, prevailing 15-13 in the fifth set to advance in the OCAA Championship.

The remaining seven matches in the championship will be in tough to match the intensity and excitement the Bruins and Sting showed tonight.

The Bruins won the first set 25-22, pulling away late from a 22-22 deadlock in a tightly contested opening set.

Seneca, host of the championship, took a 2-1 advantage winning the following two sets 25-21 and 25-20.

Not one to go easily, the Bruins rebounded in the fourth set 25-19 before prevailing in the fifth set.

Jeremy Fantin led the Bruins with a match-high 24 kills along with 7 digs. Josh Butler added 14 kills and 6 digs. Patrick Andula recorded 11 kills, 7 digs and 3 blocks. Ricky Brar had 30 assists while Justin Kong contributed 22 assists. Matt Bandy topped the Bruins with 15 digs.

Toms Gaikis scored with 15 kills and added 6 digs. Sidney Wilding had 13 kills and David Lazarev finished with 10 kills. Setter Jorell Miller had 48 assists along with 6 digs and a team-high 3 blocks.

The win moved Sheridan into the semi-final tomorrow at 8:00pm where they will face the Fanshawe Falcons. The Sting will play at 3:00pm in the Consolation semi-final against the Trent Excalibur.