Douglas College held onto its six-point lead in PacWest men’s volleyball with a series sweep in the Kootenays.
The Royals defeated College of the Rockies Avalanche 3-0 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday to improve its first-place record to 14-2.
Freshman Matt Santema led the Royals in both games, contributing 27 points of offence in the road win.
The 6-5 outside hitter had 10 kills, five digs, two blocks and a service ace in the opening game. Santema added 11 kills in the second match.
Second-year hitter George Thompson had a team-high 12 kills in Saturday’s four-setter. He also added eight digs, four blocks and two aces.
Rookie Carson Heppell was also a big contributor in Saturday’s win, slamming 11 kills, while making six digs and two blocks.
The Douglas women dropped to 4-12 following a weekend sweep by the Avalanche in their two PacWest matches.
