Abbotsford, BC – After picking up a four-set win the previous night, the UFV Cascades women's volleyball team dropped a five-set decision (25-17, 13-25, 25-21, 22-25) to the Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday at the UFV Athletic Centre.
The result means both teams leave the opening week of play with a 1-1 record.
How it happened:
The Cascades started right where they left off the previous night, with a
Mollie English ace giving them a 7-2 lead before Evengeline Zeyha found a pair of blocks and a pair of kills to stretch the advantage to 17-7. UFV would cruise from there, and Zeyha's fifth kill of the set closed out the frame 25-17.
Saskatchewan battled back in the second, dominating the frame enroute to a 25-13 set win.
After trading runs in the early portion of the third, the Cascades would find a small edge to go up 2-1 after a kill and a block from
Aubree Sunderland sealed the set.
An Ella Milne ace capped off a strong start to the fourth set for the Huskies, as they snagged a five-point lead. The Cascades would claw back to tie the set up at 22, but back to back kills from Mackenzie Lyburn would give Saskatchewan the 25-22 win and force a decisive fifth set.
After UFV went up 5-2 in the final frame, a Saskatchewan timeout would turn the tides. Back-to-back kills from Rosetta Cyr would help along a seven-point run for the Huskies to take the lead before a Tielle Hagel ace, and a kill from Milne finished off the match 15-9.
Notable:
Zeyha led all Cascades with 14 kills, a .418 hitting percentage, and six blocks in the match.
Mollie English had 29 assists for UFV, while
Talia Attieh had 12 kills and rookie
Aubree Sunderland had eight.
Jessica Bergstrom had 15 kills and two aces for the Huskies in the win.
Up Next:
The Cascades head on the road next week for a Thursday and Friday set against the University of Manitoba. Both matches are set for 5:45pm starts, and can be watched live on canadawest.tv.
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.
