Talia Attieh had a match-high 17 kills, as the USPORTS No. 5 ranked UFV Cascades took down the Trinity Western University Spartans in a three set sweep on Friday, as they close out the week with two wins over their local rivals.

The win moves the Cascades to 16-2 on the season, at the top of the Canada West standings, while the Spartans fall to 6-12 to sit in ninth. 

How it happened:
The match picked up where Friday left off, as Six kills from Talia Attieh in the early portion of the opening set helped the Cascades take an 18-11 lead, but the Spartans battled back to tie it up at 24 off a Maryn Boldon ace. However, the next two points would go the way of UFV by way of a pair of TWU attack errors to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.

After the teams battled point for point early in the second, UFV would once again find a lead. This time an Alicja Hardy-Francis ace, and a TWU error gave the Cascades a 21-15 advantage. A pair of T. Attieh aces helped finish off the frame 25-20.

Early serving runs from Cailin Bitter, Lauren Attieh, and Mo Likness gave the Cascades a 10-2 lead in the third, but the Spartans battled back once more, and a block from Kaylee Plouffe and Faye Murray tied it up at 19. Lauren and Talia Attieh would each find late kills for UFV to make it 23-21, and after Likness and L. Attieh combined for a block, it was yet another T. Attieh kill to seal the match 25-23.

Notable:
Talia Attieh led the way for UFV offensively, scoring 17 kills, and hitting .400 on the night. Libero Emily Matsui, picked up 15 digs for UFV, while Mo Likness had seven blocks, and two aces. 

The Cascades honoured graduating seniors, Mo Likness, Emily Matsui, and Alicja Hardy-Francis in a pregame ceremony for their last regular season home game.

Quotable:
UFV middle Mo Likness
"It feels really good tonight. Getting that win in three is a testament to how hard we have worked this year and the years previous. We really wanted that win tonight no matter what, and Trinity really put us to the test, but it was so nice to do this in front of the home crowd."

"That was probably the biggest crowd I have had since I came here, so that was amazing. It was so fun with my family being here for senior night too, It was such a great night, and I'll remember it forever."

Up next:
The Cascades close out their regular season next week with a pair of matches against the UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver. Both games can be seen live on Canada West TV