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Douglas volleyballers keep pace with No. 1 Mariners

Jeff Taylor helped the Douglas College Royals stay tied atop the PacWest men's volleyball ladder for another week.

Jeff Taylor helped the Douglas College Royals stay tied atop the PacWest men's volleyball ladder for another week.

The fifth-year outside hitter thundered 23 kills upon College of the Rockies in a four-set victory over the last-place team at the New Westminster campus on Sunday.

Taylor also had four blocks and as many service aces to help the Royals come back from a first-set deficit before winning three straight sets 25-20, 25-23, 26-24.

Andrew Robson chipped in with 10 kills and four blocked shots in the win Sunday.

Overall digs leader, Jordan Or, closed in on 200 total digs this season with 25 more in the two game weekend series.

Brendan Paterson also added seven digs, eight kills and two blocks to the win.

On Saturday, the 144 Royals blanked the Kootenay region college in a three-setter.

Sam Shaw led the way with nine kills, one block and two aces. Erich Meyer and Kaleb Dawe also contributed seven and five kills, respectively, to the opening win.

With the victories, Douglas remained in a tie with Vancouver Island University Mariners for top spot.