Jan. 22 - The Bison men's volleyball team lost 3 sets to 1 against the U of S Huskies Saturday evening at the Investors Group Athletic Centre.

As in the previous evenings contest, all four sets of tonight's match were close, hard fought battles.

Set 1 started the evening with the Bisons and Huskies trading tie scores at 9, 10, 11, and 12. The Huskies picked up some ground in the latter half of the set when the pushed the score to 21-16. The Bisons rallied and pushed their side of the board up to 20 points, but the Huskies took the first set 25-20.

Set 2 saw the teams battle at the net with huge flying attacks and timely stuff blocks, where neither team allowed the other any ground. The teams fought to a 19 all tie, then the Bisons snagged a point to go 20-19, and forced the Huskies to call a time out. After the time out, it was the Huskies who gained the upper hand and eventually took set two 25-23.

Set 3 saw the Bisons and the Huskies once again trade the lead back and forth until point 21, where the Bisons gained a slight advantage and snuck the score up to 23-21. The Huskies would not relent however, and tied the score at 23 where the Bisons called a time out to regroup. It obviously worked, as the Bisons came back out to take the set 26-24.

Set 4 saw the Huskies jump to a 14-6 lead over the Herd. To their credit, the Bisons never gave up and rumbled to a 22-20 score, where the worried Huskies called a time out. After the break, the Huskies came back on the court focused on the task at hand and took 4 points away from the Herd to make the score 24-20. After an excellent rally, it was a little backhand at the net by the Huskies that finished the set 25-20.

Players of note for the Bisons:
Toon van Lankvelt with 21 kills, 34 attacks and 3 digs.
Matt Belchin with 6 kills, 18 attacks and 8 digs.

Players of note for the Huskies:
Mark Dodds with 20 kills, 38 attacks and 4 digs.
Kris Brand with 13 kills, 30 attacks and 6 digs.

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