Abbotsford, BC - The UFV Cascades men's volleyball team dropped a three set decision in the first match of the season (17-25, 16-25, 16-25) to the Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday night at the UFV Athletic Centre.
How it happened:
After an Ethan Berardocco ace made it a five-point lead in the early stages for Saskatchewan, the Huskies would find another short service run from Lucas Musschoot in the late stages to cruise to a 25-17 opening set win.
The Huskies continued their strong play in the second, going up 16-8, before a Musschoot ace closed out the frame 25-16.
The teams traded points in the third, with a
Kian Bos kill making it 8-8 before a pair of short runs would give the Huskies the advantage once more. Back-to-back kills from Musschoot finished off the match, 25-16 to give Saskatchewan the win.
Notable:
Rookie
Danilo Skipina led the Cascades with seven kills, while
Joel Tiedemann had three aces in the match.
Saskatchewan's Rueben Veith had a match leading 10 kills, while Musschoot had nine.
Up Next:
The Cascades and Huskies will meet again on Saturday to close out the weekend set with first serve set for 5:45pm.
Keep up to date
Cascades regular season home games offer free admission for UFV students with their student card. You can keep up with all the action at gocascades.ca, or by following the UFV Cascades on social media at @ufvcascades. All Cascades regular season soccer, volleyball, and basketball games are also available to watch live and on demand at canadawest.tv.
About UFV
Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is a
fully accredited, public university that enrolls approximately 15,000 students per year. UFV has
campuses and locations in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, and Hope, and a growing presence in Chandigarh, India.
