Edmonton, AB – The UFV Cascades saw their playoff aspirations take a blow, as they fell in five sets (15-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13) to the MacEwan Griffins on Saturday.

As it happened:
The Cascades jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first on their way to close it out 25-15. The Griffins rebounded in the second, building leads of 16-11 and 22-16 before taking it 25-18.

UFV grabbed an 18-14 advantage in set three on the way to the 25-21 set win, but MacEwan battled back again to take a 20-15 lead in the fourth before finishing it off 25-22 to extend the match.

The teams traded blows in the fifth to find themselves even at 13, but the Griffins managed to secure the final two points to take the match 15-13.

Top performers:
Jefferson Morrow led the Griffins with 14 kills, 11 digs and two blocks, while Alexei Walisser had 13 kills, and seven digs.
 
Nimo Benne led the Cascades with 23 kills and six digs for the Cascades.

Quotable:
Cascades head coach Nathan Bennett

"We were just fighting the process the entire night and things came a bit easier for them, but they played a better defensive game than we did, they transitioned the ball better than we did, and I think they passed better than we did, so MacEwan was the better team tonight and they deserved to win."

Where they sit:

The loss drops the Cascades to 4-12 on the year, while the Griffins picked up their first win of the year to move to 1-15 this season.

The Cascades are back in action next Friday and Saturday as they head to Kamloops to take on the TRU WolfPack.