A dynamic day for
Hanna Hieltjes powered the University of the Fraser Valley women's volleyball team to a four-set triumph on the road Saturday over the Camosun Chargers.
Hieltjes, a third-year middle from New Westminster, B.C., racked up a career-high 14 kills on just 22 swings with only one error, for a scorching .591 hitting percentage. She sparked the Cascades to victory by scores of 25-22, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20.
The result gave UFV a split of the weekend set, coming on the heels of
a four-set win for the Chargers on Friday. The two teams wrap up the weekend where they began – tied for fourth place in the PACWEST with matching records (3-3).
"We were very heavy to the outside last night, and we know we have workhorses out there," Cascades head coach
Mike Gilray said, alluding to
Amanda Matsui and
Kim Bauder. "But to give them opportunities to score, we need to be a balanced offence. Our middles couldn't get engaged yesterday, so that was one of our goals. Hanna only had six total attempts yesterday, and she had 22 today."
The production of Hieltjes in the middle more than made up for the fact that the Chargers were able to limit Cascades total offence leader Matsui to a season-low three kills. Right side
Lexi Edwards also had an outstanding game for UFV, notching nine kills and four aces, and hitting .412. Bauder matched Edwards's nine kills and added 13 digs and three aces, and setter
Kara Williams dished out 36 assists.
Mika Yamada paced the Chargers' attack with 12 kills.
The Cascades volleyball teams are back in action next weekend as they take on the Douglas Royals in a home-and-home set. Games run Friday at UFV's Envision Financial Athletic Centre (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.), and the scene shifts to Douglas on Saturday (women 1 p.m., men 3 p.m.).
