Edmonton, AB – The UFV Cascades women's volleyball team dropped the opening set, before storming back to defeat the MacEwan University Griffins 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-11) on Friday in Edmonton.
The win sees UFV improve to 2-3 on the season so far, while the Griffins drop to 2-3 themselves.
How it happened:
The opening set was a tight affair, with the teams going point for point throughout the bulk, but with the frame tied at 23 a UFV error was followed by a Anna Von Krosigk kill to give the Griffins the lead.
The teams traded runs in the second, but UFV would score seven of the last 10 points to secure it 25-21 on a block from
Evangeline Zeyha and
Aubrey Gingles.
The Cascades kept that momentum in the third. After carving out a small lead, scoring the last five points of the frame, including two kills each from Gingles and
Talia Attieh to take it 25-18.
UFV wouldn't rest there, going up 7-2 in the fourth, before extending the lead to 16-6 on an Attieh ace. MacEwan would find a couple points back, but a Gingles ace finished off the match 25-11.
Notable:
Talia Attieh led all players with 17 kills and four aces in the match. Gingles added 14 kills two aces and three blocks.
Von Krosigk had 14 kills to lead the Griffins in the match.
UFV hit .308 in the match, compared to just .072 for MacEwan.
Up Next:
The teams meet up again on Saturday in Edmonton to close out the weekend. First serve is set for 1:30 PM PT.
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.
