Jan. 8 - The U of M mens volleyball team bests UBC 3 sets to 0 in the opening series of the weekend (25-18, 25-19, 25-16).

Manitoba came out in set one eager and ready to play, but UBC matched them point for point to the technical timeout. Manitoba began to pull away and by the second technical, led 16-12. The two teams played a hard fought set, but it was the Bisons who eventually came out on top winning the set 25-18.

Set two saw the same back and forth volleyball, with the Bisons holding a slight lead at 8-6. UBC tied the game at 10, but it was all Bisons after that. The Bisons came up with some huge attacks and timely blocks to progress to a 25-19 set win.

Set three saw the Bisons jump to an early 8-4 lead and never look back. There were some excellent rallies in the mid point of the set, with both teams coming up with some timely blocks and well earned attack points. However, the Bisons proved too much for UBC and pulled ahead 24-16. The Herd then finished the set off with a service ace, to win the match 25-16.

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