Winnipeg, MB - Gabrielle Attieh and the UFV Cascades recovered after dropping the first set to come up with a four-set victory over the University of Winnipeg Wesmen on Friday night. 

UFV fell in the opening set 25-23, before storming back to take the next three 25-16, 25-22, and 25-18 to seal the match, and improve their record to 3-4 on the year. Meanwhile, Winnipeg sees their record fall to 4-3 this season. 

This was the Cascades first visit to the home of the Wesmen since joining the Canada West ranks last season. 

"It was a big space that our athletes were trying to get accustomed to," noted UFV head coach Janelle Rozema "we had to get used to a new gym that we haven't played in before."

Winnipeg got off to a solid start in the first, as a pair of service aces from Selva Planincic helped give them a 9-6 lead. UFV would pull back even in the middle portion of the set, and gain a 23-21 lead late, but Haille Bujan found a kill to get the side out for Winnipeg before serving out the final three points to give her team the set victory. 

The Cascades came back strong in the second, manufacturing a 22-13 lead before closing it out 25-16 on a Gabrielle Attieh kill. 

The teams battled back and forth in the third set, as UFV built an 18-13 lead, before the Wesmen fought back to grab a 21-20 advantage. However, the Cascades took five of the next six points, including three kills from Gabrielle Attieh to finish out the set 25-22.

Both teams traded blows once again in the fourth, but it was again the Cascades that found themselves with the lead, up 21-15, and they made no mistake to see out the final set 25-18.

Gabrielle Attieh set the pace for the Cascades with 22 kills in the match while Lauren Attieh, who earned a U SPORTS player of the week nod following the Cascades last game action, notched 14. Mo Likness added a game-high seven blocks for UFV in the effort.

"This shows that we aren't a one player team," Rozema noted "It's really hard to play your best all the time, so when different players can step up at different times to have their moment, it makes a big impact."

Planincic led the Wesmen with six kills, four aces, and five blocks, while Bujan had six kills of her own, and Taylor Kleysen added five kills and four blocks on the night.

The two teams face off once again on Saturday to close out the weekend set. Game time is set for 4:45 p.m. (PT) and can be watched live on Canada West TV.