Abbotsford, BC – For the second straight night the UFV Cascades captured the opening set, but saw the UBCO Heat take a four-set victory at the UFV Athletic Centre. The win moves UBCO to 7-1, while UFV falls to 0-8.

How it Happened:
The Cascades built on their opening set from Friday, jumping out to a 15-11 lead, but the Heat stormed back with a pair of kills from Thys Westrate to tie it up at 18. After a huge kill from Steven Yarad gave the Cascades some momentum, UFV found kills from Hudson Brandsma and Roan McCarthy to close out the set 25-21.

The Heat came out flying in the second taking a 4-0 lead, before the Cascades would tie it up at 18 on a Kian Bos ace. A pair of Westrate kills gave UBCO a late lead and they would finish off the set 25-23 on a kill by Xander van Driel.

UFV jumped out to a 16-10 lead in the third, but a series of small runs saw them battle back and eventual take the set 25-20. 

UBCO carried that strong momentum into the fourth, grabbing an early lead and handling a UFV pushback late to close out the match 25-17.

Notable:
Cascades outside hitter Hudson Brandsma led the way with 13 kills and a .250 hitting percentage on the night. Meanwhile, rookie libero Yahia El Sayed had 10 digs in the contest.

Seba Manuel had a match-high 16 kills for UBCO, while Westrate had 12, and Zach van Geel had 44 assists.

Up Next:
The Cascades now head on the road to close out their fall semester schedule with their next games coming on November 28 and 29 against the University of Calgary.

To keep up with all the action follow the Cascades on social media at @ufvcascades and visit the UFV Athletics website at gocascades.ca.