Bisons Sweep Cougars in Regina
Manitoba 3, Regina 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-18)
by University of Regina Sports Information

November 17 - Led by setter Drew Venables, the University of Manitoba Bisons swept the Regina Cougars in straight sets on Saturday night in a Canada West men’s volleyball regular season match at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

Venables was one kill and two digs short of a rare triple-double, ending up with 24 assists, nine kills, eight digs, and four blocks during the three-set match. Venables’ nine kills came on just 11 attacks, ending up with a match-high .727 hitting percentage.

The Bisons won the three sets by scores of 25-20, 25-19, and 25-18.

Libero Spencer Hoehn had a match-high 10 digs and added four assists for the Bisons, while Stefan Bouw chipped in with nine kills and four digs.

Middle blocker Jeff Anuik had a match-high 11 kills for the Cougars, hitting for a .588 percentage during the contest. Anuik also led all players with four block assists. Ryan DeCosse had 30 assists and eight digs for Regina.

Manitoba’s win, its second in two nights over the Cougars, improves the team’s record to 2-4 on the season. Regina drops to 1-5.

The Cougars will travel to Kamloops, B.C. next weekend for a pair of matches against No. 8-ranked Thompson Rivers. Manitoba will host Calgary on Friday and Saturday in Winnipeg.