The UFV Cascades fell in three sets (20-25, 23-25, 22-25) to the Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday night at the UFV Athletic Centre.

With the loss the Cascades fall to 2-4 on the season, while the Huskies improve to 4-2 on the year.

"I think there is a lot to learn from tonight" noted Cascades middle Ryan Hampe after the game. "They didn't do anything necessarily better today than yesterday — but all in all tonight was on our side. We struggled, we didn't bring a lot of energy."

"They're a top-four team, there's no doubt about it, but we're right there too. We just can't have these lapses from Friday to Saturday night."

The teams found themselves level at 16 in the first, but a pair of aces from Jack McGeough and a kill from Dylan Mortensen gave them a 20-16 lead and they would go on to finish it 25-20.

UFV found themselves trailing 4-0 in the second, but kills from Ryan Adams, Tyson Ardell, and Nimo Benne helped pull them back level at 6 apiece. However, the Huskies would pull away in the late stages again as blocks from McGeough and Emmett Graham boosted them to a 23-19 advantage. After trading side-outs, the Cascades fought off three chances at set point before Saskatchewan took a time out that led to a missed serve and a 25-23 set finish.

The third set played out similarly as both teams traded blows throughout, but the Huskies closed out strong taking the final four points, to win it 25-22.

Benne had a game-high 14 kills in the match, while Hampe added four blocks, and Jonas Van Huizen had 14 digs.

Graham paced the Huskies knocking down 13 kills, while Mortensen had 10 and Mark Armstrong had 34 assists.

The Cascades now head into a bye week before their next action on the road against the Winnipeg Wesmen on November 18 and 19. Meanwhile, the Huskies head home to host the Mount Royal Cougars next weekend.