SUNDAY

#5 UBC 3 Thompson Rivers 1

WolfPack-Thunderbirds Stats

by Lachlan Kerr, UBC Sports Information Assistant

VANCOUVER - The CIS #5 UBC Thunderbirds (4-2) won their fourth straight by defeating Thompson Rivers WolfPack (2-4) in four sets (25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 25-22) on Sunday.
 
Consecutive victories on consecutive nights leave the Thunderbirds tied for second place in the conference. The WolfPack made UBC work for the win, pushing them hard in all four sets.
 
Dropping the first three points in the fourth was not what UBC head coach Richard Schick would have planned for, but they quickly rallied and had themselves an 8-5 lead and did not look back from there. They closed out the win 25-22, Ben Chow smashing the final spike home. He ended the match with 20 kills, Aaron had 15 and Alex Russell picked up 10. Ian Perry has spent the last couple of games out of his usual libero position and played setter, but appeared to feel no less at ease as he finished with an impressive 49 assists.

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Mount Royal 3 Winnipeg 1

Wesmen-Cougars Stats

by Justin McCaffrey, MRU Sports Information

CALGARY – The Mount Royal Cougars swept the Winnipeg Wesmen on Sunday after a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22) win to take the second and final game of their weekend set.

Colton de Man led all scorers in the match with 25.5 points while Jordan Parkin and Trevor Langvand where behind him with 11 points each. Casey Schouten and Tom Douglas-Powell chipped in 17 and 14 points for the Wesmen.

Mount Royal now holds a record of 4-2 and the Wesmen drop to 3-3.

Winnipeg will head home next weekend to take on the UBC on Friday November 15th for two matches.
 The Cougars will also return to action on Friday Novemeber 15th when they will welcome the Regina Cougars to Kenyon Court.

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SATURDAY

#3 Trinity Western 3 #1 Alberta 0

Golden Bears-Spartans Stats

by Mark Janzen, TWU Sports Information

LANGLEY, BC – The CIS #3 Trinity Western Spartans completed a weekend sweep of #1 Alberta with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-17) win on Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.
 
TWU improves to 6-0, while the loss dropped the Golden Bears to 4-2.
 
Nicholas Del Bianco finished with 13 kills and Brad Kufske added 12. The Bears' Ryley Barnes had a team-high nine kills; Jay Olmstead added seven.

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Manitoba 3 #6 Saskatchewan 2

Huskies-Bisons Stats

by Sara Shyiak, Bisons Sports Information

WINNIPEG - In the fifth set at Investors Group Athletic Centre, Manitoba won over #6 Saskatchewan (25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 13-25, 15-12). The final set was heated as both teams were pushing for the win. The cheering crowd went wild when Manitoba started to pull ahead after a 9-9 tie.  With a kill from Devren Dear Bisons Manitoba had the game.
 
Bisons outside hitter Devren Dear impressed with 16 kills total but the game high went to his teammate Adam DeJonckheere with 16 kills. Saskachewan players Paul Thomson and Bryan Fraser were on top for their team with 14 and 13 kills respectively.

Manitoba is now 3-4 while Saskatchewan is 1-5.
 
Manitoba will play again next weekend in a series against the Brandon Bobcats. Games will be at Investors Group Athletic Centre November 15 at 8 p.m. and November 16 at 7 p.m.

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#5 UBC 3 Thompson Rivers 0

WolfPack-Thunderbirds Stats

by Wilson Wong, UBC Sports Information

VANCOUVER – The CIS #5 UBC Thunderbirds (3-2) extended their winning streak to three games by defeating the visiting Thompson Rivers WolfPack (2-3) in straights sets (25-22, 25-19 and 25-17) on Saturday.
 
T-Bird Ben Chow finished as the only player with double digit kills (10). With just one error, the Fleetwood Park graduate recorded a hitting percentage of .643 on the day.  Quentin Schmidt had nine kills while Noah Derksen had 13 digs.
 
Brad Gunter and Stuart Richey led the WolfPack with eight kills each. Gunter has a large majority of the team's total attacks this season but on Saturday, he had only 18 compared to teammate Casey Knight's 22.
 
After opening the season with three straight wins, TRU has now lost two matches in a row and will look to break that streak in its Sunday rematch against UBC. The first serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. at War Memorial Gymnasium.

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#4 Brandon 3 UBC Okanagan 1

Heat-Bobcats Stats

by Matt Packwood, Brandon U. Sports Information

BRANDON, MB – It wasn't exactly the start head coach Grant Wilson and the Brandon Bobcats had in mind, but it was the final they were looking for as they completed the weekend sweep of the UBC Okanagan Heat with a 3-1 (15-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-21).
 
Brandon junior left-side Sam Tuivai made an impact in all areas of the game, recording 14 kills, 10 digs, three service aces, and six blocks. Roy Ching also put up 14 kills to go along with eight digs, while Brendan White contributed 10 kills.
 
Nate Speier had a match-high 17 kills for the Heat, while Kristof Schlagintweit had 31 assists.
 
The win moves the Bobcats record to 4-2, while the Heat fall to 1-5. The Bobcats will now travel to Winnipeg next weekend to play the Manitoba Bisons. The Heat will travel Saskatoon to play the Saskatchewan Huskies.

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Mount Royal 3 Winnipeg 1

Wesmen-Cougars Stats

by Justin McCaffrey, MRU Sports Information

CALGARY - The Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Winnipeg Wesmen by a score of 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 24-26, 25-14).

Colton de Man led all scorers with 21.5 points and Jordan Parkin was next on the Cougars with 12.5. For the Wesmen Casey Schouten and Tom Douglas-Powell had 16.5 and 14 points respectively.

The Cougars move up to 3-2 on the season while the Wesmen fall to 3-2.

These two teams will play again on Sunday, 2:30 p.m. at Kenyon Court.

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Calgary 3 Regina 1

Dinos-Cougars Stats

Courtesy U of Regina Sports Information

REGINA - Regina was defeated in four sets on Saturday night by the Calgary Dinos, who took their second win in as many nights over the Cougars to secure a weekend split in Canada West action.

Connor Frehlich led Calgary (4-2) with 19 kills, while Regina's top hitter was Andrew Nelson as the third-year outside hitter led all players with 20.

Ivan Kartev had 11 kills and just one error and added a match-leading 10 blocks to score a double-double.

Simmonds had 12 kills and six blocks for the Cougars, while libero Jacques Borgeaud had a team-high 11 digs and setter Caleb Eschbach collected 43 assists and 10 digs for a double-double.

Both teams will play in Calgary next weekend, as the Dinos host Trinity Western and the Cougars will make the trip west to play at Mount Royal.

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FRIDAY

#3 Trinity Western 3 #1 Alberta 1

Golden Bears-Spartans Stats

by Mark Janzen, TWU Sports Information

LANGLEY, BC – On the strength of 24 kills from Nick Del Bianco CIS #3 Trinity Western knocked off #1 1 Alberta 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21) on Friday at the Langley Events Centre.
 
In a battle of unbeatens, the Spartans improved to 5-0 on the season thanks to a .387 hitting percentage and 11 blocks. The Golden Bears, which dropped to 4-1, finished with a .182 hitting percentage and just four team blocks.
 
The rematch is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. at the LEC.
 
First-year setter Adam Schriemer led that Spartans with 44 assists, while Brad Kufske collected 12 kills.
 
Alberta was led by Ryley Barnes, who had 10 kills while Ryan Nickifor added eight kills and Jay Olmstead had seven. Fifth-year setter Jarron Mueller played the first two sets and collected 17 assists, but was replaced to start the third set by second-year Brett Walsh, who finished with 20.

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#4 Brandon 3 UBC Okanagan 1

Heat-Bobcats Stats

by Matt Packwood, BU Bobcats Sports Information

BRANDON, MB – The Brandon Bobcats may have overlooked UBC-Okanagan, as the Heat gave Brandon quite a scare Friday night. The Bobcats narrowly avoided an early 2-1 deficit thanks to a 34-32 third set, then went on to take the fourth handily and the match 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 34-32, 25-18).
 
Facing set point in the third at 24-22, the ‘Cats clawed their way back, forcing a set point of their own at 25-24. UBCO rattled off two straight points creating yet another set point before the Bobcats followed suit and did the exact same thing. The two teams exchanged singles until Brandon ended the marathon set.
 
Dan Boutwell was lights out for the Bobcats, notching 13 kills and a .450 hitting percentage to go along with six blocks. Sam Tuivai added 15 kills, while Roy Ching added nine kills and nine digs.
 
Three members of the Heat finished in double-digit kills, led by Nate Speier's match-high 18 kills. Lars Bornemann added 12 kills while Kyle Pankratz put up 11 kills. Kristof Schlagintweit finished with a match-high 51 assists to go along with nine digs.
 
The win improves Brandon's record to 3-2, while UBC-Okanagan falls to 1-4. The two teams will meet again Saturday night in Brandon to close out the weekend series.

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#6 Saskatchewan 3 Manitoba 2

Huskies-Bisons Stats

by John Gaudes, U of M Bisons

WINNIPEG  - With the #6-ranked Saskatchewan Huskies in town, the Manitoba Bisons were looking to make a statement against a ranked opponent on their home floor, playing at the Investors Group Athletic Centre on Friday.

In trying to do so, they put up a darn good fight - but were unable to stop the Huskies from playing their brand of volleyball down the stretch of a long match, as Saskatchewan won in five sets (24-26, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12). The win is Saskatchewan's first on the year, as they move to 1-4. Manitoba falls to the same record with the loss.

Saskatchewan got an impressive match from left side Paul Thomson, who led his team with 16 kills, while also digging out 13 balls.  Stuffing the stat line as well was fellow left side Bryan Fraser, who had 13 kills and 10 kills. The Huskies also won the battle of the blocks, which turned out to be key in the match - 11.5 to Manitoba's 5.

Manitoba was led by outside hitter Devren Dear, who had 17 kills to lead all players. Dear also added 12 digs.

The Bisons men's volleyball team finish their weekend back-to-back against the Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday, November 9th. First serve is at 7 p.m.

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Calgary 3 Regina 2

Dinos-Cougars Stats

Courtesy U of Regina Sports Inofrmation

REGINA - Regina forced a deciding set after falling behind 2-0 to Calgary, but the Dinos took a 15-11 win in the fifth to clinch the victory in a Canada West match at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

Four Dinos broke into double figures in kills as Calgary improves to 3-2 on the season, led by Greg Mann's 15. Connor Frehlich added 14 kills for the U of C, while Ivan Kartev and Sean Tuff both added 12 kills.

Rhodri Simmonds had a fine match for the Cougars, leading all players in both kills (17) and blocks (7) and adding eight digs.

Andrew Nelson had 17 kills for the Cougars and tied Simmonds for the team lead with eight digs as the U of R drops to 0-5 on the season. Caleb Eschbach had 49 assists and seven digs, while Nathan Cherwaty chipped in with seven kills, seven digs, and four blocks.

The two teams will clash again at the CKHS on Saturday night following the conclusion of the women's match.

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