Edmonton, AB – Mo Likness had another dominant night at the net, as the Canada West blocks leader helped the UFV Cascades close out the weekend sweep over the Alberta Pandas on Saturday. UFV posted set scores of 14-25, 25-22, 25-20, and 25-23 to close out the match and improve to 7-5 on the season. Meanwhile, the Pandas fall to 5-7 after the defeat.

With the score even at eight in the first, the Pandas scored 13 of the next 15 points to send them on their way to a 25-14 set win.

The teams traded blows in the second, but it was UFV that got the upper hand at the end. Scoring four of the last five points in the set to win it 25-22.

The Cascades jumped out to a 12-7 lead in the third, and despite a late push from Alberta they closed out the set 25-20.

UFV continued their strong play in the fourth, taking a 7-1 advantage, but the Pandas fought back to level the score at nine. After Alberta took a 15-12 lead, the Cascades levelled the score at 21. The Pandas seemed to gain the upper hand going up 23-22, but three straight points for UFV sealed the match 25-23.

"We knew it was going to be a hard team to play against," noted Likness after the game. "They are a very very good team, but we worked hard this week, and we came in just wanting to play volleyball."

"Every game, every set, every point is just so important to us, and we just want to do our best"

Likness added seven kills to go with her game-high five blocks for the Cascades, while Lauren Attieh had 14 kills, and Emily Matsui had 20 Digs. Rookie Natalie Lemoine-Sells also had an impressive match with 11 kills, 12 digs, and two aces.

Lauryn Tremblay had a big night for Alberta with 20 kills, while Justine Kolody had 40 assists, and Kalysta Knappet had 19 digs.

The Cascades next action comes on January 6 and 7, as they play host to the Calgary Dinos to start off the second semester.