November 25 - After a huge five set victory last night, the University of Calgary Dinos set out for another win against the No.5 ranked University of Manitoba Bisons, but go home with a split, losing 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 23-252, 22-25) tonight.

Manitoba power hitter, Josh Klassen (5th Year) dominated at the net all night, finishing with an impressive 23 kills on only 33 sets. Whether he was hitting from the front or the back row, Klassen found a way to score.

Fifth year veteran, Toon van Lankvelt, came alongside his Klassen with 16 kills of his own, leading the Bisons to a victory in the first set, 25-23.

The Dinos traded off points with the Bisons for the entire second set, but it wasn’t until 20-20 that the tables turned in favor of Calgary when Glen Handley stuff blocked Manitoba sensation Josh Klassen, edging the Dinos ahead 21-20. This was followed up by a kill from middle blocker David Egan and Colin Poon subbed in to score an ace serve, tying the game at 1-1.

Bisons leapt out to a 2-0 lead in the third set. Two missed serves in a row put the Dinos within two points at 8-6, but a three point run for the Bison widened the gap in this third set. At 19-14 for the Bison, Calgary put power hitter Ryan Lenz back on the court and he instantly made an impact, contributing two kills in a row, bringing the game to 20-18. Despite two missed serves in the last five points of the set, the Bisons were able to close out a 25-23 victory in the third finding a seam in the Dino block.

Calgary opened the fourth set with a triple block on a back row attack from Klassen, and followed this up with another block from Glen Handley. The Bisons responded with three blocks of their own making it a 9-6 score. At 20-16 in favor of the Bisons, Dinos libero Ryan Poon keeps the ball alive with stellar defense and brings Calgary within three points of the Bisons. Three missed serves in a row with a score of 22-19 allowed the Dinos to gain some momentum, but Josh Klassen finished the fourth set the way the evening began, killing his 23rd ball of the night.

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