SATURDAY

Manitoba 3 #4 Brandon 2

Bobcats-Bisons Stats

by Brendan Macgranachan, Bisons Sports Information

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Bisons hung on and upset the #4 Brandon Bobcats with a 3-2 (25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 19-25, 15-10) victory in a thrilling match at the Investors Group Athletic Centre (U of M campus) on Saturday.

The Bisons (4-4) won the first two sets of the game but Brandon (4-4) came back to win the following two. For the second straight night, the two teams would need a fifth set to decide a winner. In the final frame, Manitoba was in complete control and took the weekend sweep from the nationally ranked Bobcats.

It is the fifth consecutive conference match that the Bisons have played all five sets. Manitoba's Adam DeJonckheere led all players with 20 kills. Sam Tuivai led the Bobcats with 16.

In the fifth, the Bisons came out looking like the team that won the first two sets. They grabbed a 6-2 lead in the set when Devren Dear made a great play at the net to put the momentum back on the Manitoba sideline. Then on a big point in the set with the Bobcats inching back in it, Brandon's attack went wide and the Bisons went ahead 11-7. On match point, Kevin Falconer buried one in the Bobcats backcourt and Manitoba earned the weekend sweep.

Both teams continue their conference schedules next weekend. Manitoba will hit the road and take on the Alberta Golden Bears on Friday, Nov. 22 in their first of two games on the weekend. Meanwhile, Brandon will return home to take on Mount Royal starting Friday.

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Calgary 3 #1 Trinity Western 2

Spartans-Dinos Stats

by Lindsay Franco, U of C Sports Information

CALGARY - The UCalgary Dinos shocked the conference when they become the first team to defeat the CIS #1 Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday when they won 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 20-25, 16-14) at Jack Simpson Gymnasium.

Calgary improves to 5-3 on the year, with Trinity Western now 7-1.

Darcee Froese scored a game-high 17 kills in the match from the left-side and dug up 11 balls to lead the way for the Dinos. Connor Frehlich followed that up with 14 kills and Greg Mann added another 13 for Calgary in their five set win. Mann's 19 digs was also a game-high. Setter Alex Cook picked up a game-high 48 assists.

For the Spartans, Ryan Sclater accumulated 16 kills and nine digs while Brad Kufske added another 13. Libero Tyler Koslowsky had a team-high 10 digs for Trinity Western.

Calgary will take on the No. 5 UBC Thunderbirds next week when they head to Vancouver, while the No. 1 Spartans will host the Regina Cougars.

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#5 UBC 3 Winnipeg 0

Thunderbirds-Wesmen Stats

by Sheldon Appelle, U of Winnipeg Sports Information

WINNIPEG - The #5 UBC Thunderbirds avoided a weekend sweep with a 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-21) victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday.

UBC with the win improves to 5-3 on the season while the Wesmen fall back to .500 at 4-4.

Gabriel Aaron led the Thunderbirds with 10 kills followed by Ben Chow with nine. Setter Milan Nikic had 33 assists and four service aces. Ian Perry led the team in digs with eight.

The Wesmen were led by the duo of Tom-Douglas Powell and Casey Schouten finishing with 16 and 11 kills respectively. Setter Josh McKay had 29 assists and six defensive digs.

Winnipeg will be on the road next weekend against UBC Okanagan. The Thunderbirds will be home to Calgary.

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#3 Alberta 3 Thompson Rivers 2

WolfPack-Golden Bears Stats

by Paul Cartledge, U of Alberta Sports Information

EDMONTON - Only one point away from losing their fourth-straight game, and third in straight sets, the CIS #3 Alberta Golden Bears came back to win in five sets (20-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-12) over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, Saturday night at Saville Community Sports Centre.

Third-year left side Ryley Barnes had a team-high 18 kills for Alberta while sophomore right side/left side Ryan Nickifor put up 15 and senior left side Tucker Leinweber got 11. Second-year setter Brett Walsh added 44 assists and two aces.

Brad Gunter earned 26 kills on the night to improve his season total to a conference-best 164, fourth-year outside hitters Casey Knight and Stuart Richey netting 14 and 10, respectively. Fifth-year setter Colin Carson set up his teammates an impressive 57 times.

The 5-3 Bears remain home next weekend, starting with an afternoon game on Friday at 2:30 p.m. MT against the Manitoba Bisons before playing their second game Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. MT. The 4-4 WolfPack return home to Kamloops to host the Saskatchewan Huskies.

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#7 Saskatchewan 3 UBC Okanagan 1

Heat-Huskies Stats

by Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information

SASKATOON - The CIS #7 Saskatchewan Huskies completed a sweep over the UBC Okanagan Heat with a comeback 3-1 (26-28, 25-13, 25-18, 28-26) win on Saturday at the PAC.
 
With the win the Huskies improve to 3-5, while UBC Okanagan drops to 1-7. The Huskies won 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-14) a night earlier. It was the first sweep of the season for the team.
 
Nate Speijer led the Heat with a match-high 17 kills and five digs. Joshua Harvey and Kyle Pankratz tallied another eight kills each for UBCO.
 
Thomson and Fraser each recorded 14 kills for the Huskies, while Jordan Nowakowski added another 10.  Thomson led the team with 11 digs.
 
Saskatchewan travels to meet the Thompson Rivers WolfPack next weekend, while UBC Okanagan returns home to host the Winnipeg Wesmen.

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Mount Royal 3 Regina 2

Regina-MRU Stats

by Justin McCaffrey, MRU Sports Information

CALGARY – The Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Regina Cougars 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-14, 15-12) on Saturday at Kenyon Court.

Colton de Man led the game and the Cougars with 32 points and Jordan Parkin added 14.5 points. Andrew Nelson and Rhordi Simmonds had 17 and 13 points respectively for Regina.

With the win Mount Royal moves to 6-2 and Regina falls to 0-8.

Regina will continue their road swing next weekend as they wil head to Langley, BC to play a weekend set with Trinity Western on Friday, November 22.

The Cougars will also be hitting the road, but heading east, to play Brandon for two matches starting on Friday November 22.

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FRIDAY

#1 Trinity Western 3 Calgary 0

Spartans-Dinos Stats

by Lindsay Franco, UC Dinos Communications

CALGARY – The #1 Trinity Western Spartans came into Calgary undefeated and so far, they remain with a spotless record with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 26-24) win over the Calgary Dinos at Jack Simpson Gym on Friday.

Left-side Connor Frehlich had a game-high 12 digs and was the only Dino to get into double-digits in kills with 12, also good for a game high. Alex Cook came off the bench to set for a game-high 26 assists and Greg Mann added another six kills for Calgary.

For the Spartans, Derek Thiessen had 12 kills, followed up by Brad Kufske who had ten kills and 11 digs on the night. Libero Tyler Koslowsky had nine digs in the match.

The Dinos and the Spartans will rematch in the second installment of their double header on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

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Manitoba 3 #4 Brandon 2

Bobcats-Bisons Stats

by Brendan Macgranachan, Bisons Sports Information

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Bisons pulled off a big upset on Friday with an exciting five set victory (16-25, 25-21, 25-22, 14-25, 15-12) over the #4 Brandon Bobcats at the Investors Group Athletic Centre (U of M campus).

The Bisons (3-4) responded well after getting blown out in the first and fourth sets by the Bobcats (4-3). After losing dropping the first set, they responded by taking the next two and the lead in the game.

Dear had a fantastic night for the Bisons, leading the team with 23 kills. Meanwhile, Roy Ching led the Bobcats with 14 kills on the evening.

The two teams will meet again on Sautrday at 7 p.m.

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Thompson Rivers 3 #3 Alberta 0

WolfPack-Golden Bears Stats

by Paul Cartledge, U of Alberta Sports Information

EDMONTON - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack pulled off a major upset with a hard-fought straight-sets victory (25-22, 25-22, 25-23) over the #3 Alberta Golden Bears, Friday night at Saville Community Sports Centre.

Third-year right side Brad Gunter netted a game-high 15 kills while fourth-year outside hitter Casey Knight put up 11 to go with four aces. Hailing from Huntington Beach, California, Jacob Tricarico attacked at a 70% clip with seven kills and senior setter Colin Carson added 41 assists.

Sophomore right side/left side Ryan Nickifor led a Bears scoring-by-committee offence with nine kills while fifth-year setter Jarron Mueller earned 37 assists.

The 4-3 Bears and 4-3 WolfPack finish off the two-game weekend series on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

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Winnipeg 3 #5 UBC 2

Thunderbirds-Wesmen Stats

by Sheldon Appelle, Wesmen Sports Information

WINNIPEG - Tom Douglas-Powell finished with a match 27 kills to help the Winnipeg Wesmen upset the #5 UBC Thunderbirds in a five set marathon (19-25, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17, 15-12) on Friday in the Dr. David F. Anderson Gymnasium at the Duckworth Centre.

The victory improves Winnipeg's record to 4-3, the loss drops the Thunderbirds to 4-3.

Winnipeg also got a solid performance from Casey Schouten finishing with 14 kills and a team leading nine defensive digs and four blocks. David Bommersbach had nine kills.

UBC was led by the duo of Ben Chow and Quentin Schmidt each finishing with 15 kills. Alex Russell finished with 14 kills. Noah Derksen led all players with 10 defensive digs.

The two teams will meet in the early match Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.

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#7 Saskatchewan 3 UBC Okanagan 0

Heat-Huskies Stats

by Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information

SASKATOON - Looking to climb back into the mix in the standings, the #7 Saskatchewan Huskies won their second match of the season with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-14) win over the visiting UBC Okanagan Heaton on Friday at the PAC.
 
With the win Saskatchewan improves to 2-5, while the UBC Okanagan drops to 1-6.
 
Jordan Nowakowski led the Huskies with 12 kills in the match, while Fraser added another 10. Thomson recorded a match high 10 digs.
 
Nate Speijer was the best on the night for the Heat tallying a match-high 16 kills. Jim Bell and Kyle Pankratz added another five apiece for UBC Okanagan.
                 
The teams will meet again Saturday at the PAC. Match time is 8 p.m. A video feed can be watched on canadawest.tv.

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Mount Royal 3 Regina 0

Regina-MRU Stats

by Justin McCaffrey, MRU Sports Information

CALGARY – The Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Regina Cougars in three straight sets  3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-20) on Friday at Kenyon Court.

Colton de Man was the game's top scorer with 12 points followed by teammate Jordan Parkin. Rhordi Simmonds and Andrew Nelson had 8 and 7.5 points each for Regina.  

With the win Mount Royal moves to 5-2 and Regina falls to 0-7.

The teams will square off again on Saturday, 5:00 p.m. at Kenyon Court.  

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