November 18 - Make it 118-0 for the University of Manitoba Bisons mens volleyball team against Regina when Garth Pischke is coaching the squad.

The Bisons (3-2) continued their 26-year rule over the University of Regina Cougars (0-6) and bumped their season record up over .500 with their second straight 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-15) win Saturday night at Investors Group Athletic Centre.

Toon van Lankvelt and Jeff Zylstra led the ‘Zoons with seven kills apiece, with Matt Balchin (6) hot on their heels. van Lenkvelt also led the squad with seven digs, while now-starting setter Drew Venables managed 21 assists.

van Lankvelt and five-kill power Josh Klassen got the Bisons into it early on, getting a string on non-stop points and capitalizing on nearly all the Cougars’ errors. The Herd was solid on both ends of the game and unbeatable defence of van Lankvelt, Venables and Nathan Toews shut down the Regina offence and held the visitors to only 14 points in the first set.

Manitoba’s hitting and blocking continued at top-shape in the second and the score bred hometown intensity. Regina was held to only 19 in the second and 15 in the third, while Manitoba bolstered its kills total to 33 and 16 blocks.

The Bisons see their next action on the road against the University of Calgary Dinos next Friday and Saturday.

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