Nov. 6 - The University of Manitoba Bisons split the weekend series with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, by winninig the Saturday evening match 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20).

The opening set saw the Bisons win a close match 25-23. In set two, the Bisons struggled with service errors and fell behind by a score of 16-12. They eventually battled back to 24-23, but a close call at the back line drew a protest and a yellow card on the Bisons. The infraction gave the Wesmen the set win, as the Bisons were penalized one point, putting the score at 25-23.

Set three was all Bisons. They jumped to an early lead and never looked back. The Wesmen struggled in this set and eventually came out on the short end of the set 25-19.

The final set of the night started with a long rally with the Bisons gaining the upper hand. Some big blocks and a service ace by the Herd helped them gain some momentuum. The Wesmen had a bit of trouble with net violations, but to their credit battled back to an 11-16 technical time out, with the Bisons at 16. After the time out, the teams battled to a 23-20 score. The Bisons scored one more point on the service ace and eventually won the set with an attack shot to win 25-20.

Players of note for the Bisons:
Toon van Lankvelt with 17 kills, 42 total attacks and 5 digs.

Players of note for the Wesmen:
B. Schellenburg with 18 kills, 40 total attacks and 7 digs.

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