November 23 - Coming off a weekend sweep of Regina for their first two wins on the season, the Bisons (2-5) were looking to make it three straight on the visiting Calgary Dinos at the Investors Group Athletic Centre on Friday night.

The Dinos (2-3) were looking shaky out of the blocks, having only won once in four tries to begin their CIS season. Unfortunately, the Bisons couldn’t make it three, as the Dinos beat Manitoba 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 34-36, 25-23).

The first set was deadlocked in the early going with the two teams trading points. With the score 16-11 for the Dinos, at the second technical, frustration was evident on the Bison bench. The Dinos took the first set 25-15.

The Dinos picked up in the second, right where they left off in the first. Taking it to the Herd early, the Dinos’ momentum began to slow down midway through the set, and Manitoba was able to tie the game at 13, and eventually take the lead with a huge kill from setter, Ryan Munt. By the second technical, the Dinos had regained the lead at 18-14. Calgary eventually took set number 25-23.

The third set was a lot like the first set because the two teams were deadlocked in the early going. At the first timeout, Calgary was ahead by three with an 8-5 score. Again, the calls weren’t falling in favor of the Herd, and after the second technical, Calgary was ahead 18-15. In a hard fought set for the Herd, they took it right down to the wire for the 36-34 set victory.

The Dinos again took the lead early in the fourth frame, setting the tone, and forcing the Bisons to battle back for much of the set. Late in the set, the two teams were trading points back and forth yet again. The Dinos took the set 25-23, and the game in four sets.

The Dinos’ Pierre Rocque had an 28 kills and 59 assists total, while John Galloway was the top Bison with 22 kills.

The next game in this series goes Saturday November 24, at the Investors Group Athletic Centre. The game will begin at 8 p.m.

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