Edmonton, AB - The UFV Cascades got it done as they picked up a three-set victory (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) over the MacEwan Griffins on Friday in Edmonton.

As it happened:
The teams battled back and forth in the first, but with the Griffins leading 21-19 UFV scored 6 of the next seven points, including three kills from Nimo Benne to take it 25-22.

UFV slowly built a 15-11 lead in set two and despite MacEwan cutting the advantage to one at 17-16, the Cascades would pull away with four of the last five points to win the set 25-20.

The Griffins grabbed a 6-3 lead in the third, but UFV stormed back to go up 8-6. The teams traded blows to eventually find themselves level on 22, but it was once again the Cascades that got it done late in the set, scoring three of the next four points to seal it 25-23.

Top performers:
Nimo Benne led all hitters in the game with 18 kills, and added four digs in the effort for the Cascades. Nathan Hall posted a game-high 10 digs at libero for UFV.

The Cascades middles also had strong performances as Ryan Hampe had nine kills and Tyson Ardell had six to hit .571 and .417 respectively.

Jefferson Morrow led the way for the Griffins with 11 kills on the night, while Alexei Wallisser had eight kills, and Alexander Lyndon posted 28 assists.

Quotable:
Cascades head coach Nathan Bennett
"It's two points in the bank, but now we have another game tomorrow that we are already looking forward to."

"We have to learn to be a driver in the match. Overall, we can't rely on the other team's mistakes. We have to push the match to get what we want out of it and then we will get more of the results we want."

"Our middles had a good night tonight, especially offensively. They were attacking well, but I think we have another gear defensively."

Where they sit:
With the win the Cascades improve to 4-11 on the year, while the Griffins fall to 0-15.

The two teams face each other once again on Saturday in Edmonton. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. (PT), and the game can be streamed live on Canada West TV.