| Winnipeg 3, Manitoba 1 |
November 3 - The University of Manitoba Bisons mens volleyball team has an official rival in the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. The Bisons (0-1) fell to the Wesmen (3-0) for the second time of 2006 at Investors Group Athletic Centre Friday night, dropping their season opener 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23) after a tough preseason match two weeks ago. Josh Klassen led the Bisons with 15 kills, but the hard-swinging Manitoba offence was ultimately no match for the blocking of Winnipeg’s front lines and also no match for their own service errors. Manitoba committed 15 errors behind the line and though they battled hard could not pull a complete series or game together. Andrew Town and Richard Wiebe each posted 11 kills to lead the Wesmen and Wiebe fired four service aces in the match. Manitoba's next action will be on November 10 & 11 in Vancouver, B.C. when they look for their first win of the season against UBC. |