Douglas College won a bronze medal in men's volleyball at the B.C. Colleges' provincial championships in Kelowna Saturday.

The Douglas Royals came back to defeat Vancouver Island University in a marathon 3-2 consolation final 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 15-9.

Host University of B.C. Okanagan defeated Columbia Bible College 3-1 in the men's gold medal final.

Defence played a key factor in the win for Douglas. The Royals outdigged the Mariners and registered twice as many blocks in the back-and-fourth contest.

Burnaby freshman libero Jordan Or had a team and career-high 23 of the Royals' 52 digs in the final.

Burnaby North grad Jeff Taylor had eight kills for Douglas in the final.

The No 2-seeded Royals were upset 3-0 by the eventual runner-up in their semifinal on Friday. Both teams finished the regular season with identical 9-5 records.

Taylor led Douglas in kills with a game-high 15 winners in the loss to CBC.

Taylor led the college regular season in kills with 222, averaging 4.44 per game. He also topped all players in total offensive statistics, including blocks, kills and aces. Taylor, a 6-6 outside hitter, was second in overall service aces with 23.

Capilano University freshman Ben Ta finished eighth in the league with 30 blocks.

In women's play, Alicia Catalano of Burnaby registered three kills, two service aces, four digs, two blocks and six block assists for the third-place Capilano University Blues.

Capilano defeated the University of the Fraser Valley 3-1 for the bronze medal.

Host UBC Okanagan defeated Vancouver Island University 3-2 in the women's semifinal.

The second-year middle hitter from St. Thomas More had six kills and five stuff blocks in the semifinal win.

Capilano swept Columbia Bible College in three sets in the quarter-finals.