The UFV Cascades bounced back from a five-set defeat on Friday to pick up a dominant three set win over the University of Winnipeg Wesmen at the UFV Athletic Centre.
The Cascades improve to 5-1 with the win, while the Wesmen drop to 1-3.
How it happened:
After the teams went back-and-forth to start the set, UFV's
Lauren Attieh took over. The fourth-year outside hitter picked up four aces during an 11-point serving run and the Cascades took the first frame dominantly, 25-9.
The Cascades continued their momentum through the second, finding three late kills from
Talia Attieh to take it 25-22.
UFV jumped out to a 15-10 lead in the third, and cruised to the end of the set with
Alicja Hardy-Francis finding a pair of blocks to end the match.
Notable:
The Cascades hit 0.347 as a team, while the Wesmen hit -.010 in the loss.
Talia Attieh led the Cascades with 14 kills, while
Lauren Attieh had nine kills and four aces.
Quotable:
UFV outside hitter Lauren Attieh
"It feels really good. Yesterday's loss obviously didn't feel great, but I'm always proud about our ability to bounce back for night two."
"I think [that run] speaks to my ability as a player to just be able to fill a role. I wouldn't say that I had a crazy attacking game today, but I want to be able to help in another way."
Up next:
The Cascades now get a week off before they return to the UFV Athletic Centre for a pair of matches against the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack on November 15 and 16.
Both games can be watched live on Canada West TV, and you can keep up with all of the action from the Cascades at gocascades.ca or by following the teams on social media at @UFVCascades