Written By: David Koroma

WINNIPEG, MB – The Brandon University Bobcats' women's volleyball team faced the University of Manitoba Bisons for their second match of the week on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Investors Group Athletic Centre. The Bobcats won in four sets (27-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15). With the win, Brandon extends their winning streak to ten games and sits at 13-9 for the season, while Manitoba is 2-20.
 
Brandon's Shanlee McLennan led the game's kills with 15, and she also broke the Canada West career record for service aces with an astonishing 134 career aces. Manitoba's Haille Bujan led her team's offense with 12 kills for the game.

The first half of the game was close, but the young Bisons team lost momentum in the latter half, allowing the Bobcats to decisively win the game in four sets.

"I'm disappointed, but I'm far from discouraged," said Bisons Head Coach Ken Bentley. "At this level, when you make two or three mistakes you pay for it."
 
The first set was a close one, with neither team taking a lead of more than four points. Manitoba, led by Tori Studler, took advantage of Brandon's errors to tie the game at 25. A kill by Jodie Baker led to a 27-25 win for the visiting Bobcats.
 
The close battle continued in the second set, with both teams trading the lead throughout. Manitoba's Haille Bujan had multiple blocks and kills, giving her team a boost. A kill by Kalena Schulz gave Manitoba a 25-23 win for the set.
 
Brandon, led by McLennan, leapt to an early five-point lead over the Bisons in the third set, and they did not let it go. A service ace by Courtney Roberts led to a 25-17 win for the Bobcats.
 
The Bobcats seized the momentum in the fourth set and coasted to a 25-15 win to take the match. Courtney Roberts and McLennan took control at the net and made the difference for the visiting team, leading to a ten-game winning streak.

Fifth-year Bisons player, Sydney Purvis, was formally recognized by the Manitoba Bisons for her career of leadership and active play for the women's volleyball team.
 
The Bobcats' next game is at home against MacEwan University on Feb. 19, while the Bisons' will be on the road against the University of Calgary on Feb. 19.
 
SCORING BY SET
BDN: 27-23-25-25: 3
MAN: 25-25-18-15: 1

KILL LEADERS
BDN: Shanlee McLennan (15), Jodie Baker (11), Gillian Leech (10)
MAN: Haille Bujan (12), Tori Studler (09), Kalena Schulz (05)
 
DIG LEADERS
BDN: Gillian Leech (22), Shanlee McLennan (17), Donata Huebert (14)
MAN: Courtney Kowk (16), Cassie Bujan (14), Haille Bujan (09)