The men's volleyball team was in Sudbury for their OCAA Qualifying Round match against the 2nd seed in the OCAA West, the Cambrian Shield. The Wolves were in tough against the Shield, who were arguably the hottest team in the OCAA as they entered the match on a 10-game winning streak.
The Wolves looked like they were up for the task early in the match with an ace by Gavin Hassell giving the Wolves the early 8-6 lead. However, the Shield were able to withstand Algonquin's strong start and started to apply pressure on the Wolves block defense with a balanced attack from all areas of the court. Liam Hansen came up with a pair of big kills from the left and right-side, and gave the Shield the 14-12 lead. Ultimately the Wolves weren't able to contain the Shield hitters, and they dropped the first set 25-19. The Wolves were once again able to keep the beginning of the set close going point-for-point with the Shield, but several costly attacking and service errors from Algonquin prevented them from being able to take the lead. Cambrian was able to capitalize on those errors and string together several points to take the 16-10 lead. The Shield once again ran a balanced attack, keeping the Wolves guessing on defense, and were able to power their way to a 25-18 set win.
The 3rd set had a similar storyline to the first two.The Wolves were able to keep it close early in the set thanks to some big kills from Liam Arnold-Paquette. However the Wolves once again had difficulties finding a rhythm on offense, and Cambrian were able to capitalize with their speedy transition attack. In the end, Cambrian proved to be too much for the Wolves, and the Shield took the set 25-18, and the match 3-0.