November 24 was re-match night inside the J Gym for the men's and women's volleyball teams.

Nearly one month ago, the teams traveled to Toronto for the exhibition Humber Cup volleyball tournament, and both fell short to the Humber Hawks, who would go on to win both the men's and women's bracket that weekend.

On the night of November 24, the Falcons took on the Hawks once again, this time with a different result for at least one Fanshawe team.

In the first game of the evening, the women's team, led by team captain Katie Reist, encountered another tough matchup with the Hawks. The Falcons fell in straight sets, with scores of 25-20, 25-11 and 25-18.

Following the match, Reist was disappointed about the outcome of the evening. "I think we lost our heart a little bit, we (maybe) laid back a little too much … I don't think we played as well as we could have at all, we're a lot better than what we just played. Obviously, we have a long way to go in practices now."

It was a much different story for the men. The Hawks are ranked second across Canada, while the Falcons rank eighth. While the Hawks overpowered the Falcons in a five set championship match a few weeks ago at the Humber Cup tournament, it was a reverse of fortunes on this night. The Falcons came out on the right end this time in another tense five-set match. After opening up the match with straight set wins of 26-24 and 25- 23, Fanshawe let Humber back into the match by dropping the following two sets, to be taken to a decisive fifth set.

In the fifth and final set, the Falcons came back alive and upended the Hawks' comeback by a final set score of 15-13.

After the match, head coach Josh Westgate was pleased with the result; "Anytime you get a win against a team ranked second in the country, obviously it's a big moment for our season there. All in all, it was an exciting five-set match." Westgate was also impressed with his team's overall prowess on the court. "We didn't lose confidence in ourselves and we played the full five sets, so I'm really proud of them."

After being declared player of the game, Demetri Kantzos said he was impressed with the outcome. "Its great, that's a huge win, first place in the west. It means a higher seed and ranking, so it's a huge win." He said he viewed the win as a relief of sorts. "We haven't beat (Humber) in two or three seasons, so it's a ... bit of a monkey off our backs, I guess you could say."

With the victory, the men now move into top spot in the west division, with a key matchup against Conestoga on December 3.

Next up for the Fanshawe Falcons volleyball teams will be a double header on December 3 against the visiting Conestoga Condors, starting with the women's game at 6 p.m., before the men's game at 8 p.m. This will mark the final game of the semester for Fanshawe before taking a hiatus over the Christmas break.