VANCOUVER - Coming off of a dominant weekend sweep of Thompson Rivers University, the No.1 ranked UBC Thunderbirds (6-0) women's volleyball team heads to the Manitoba capital this weekend for a two game series against the Winnipeg Wesmen (3-3).
Sitting atop the Canada West standings with a perfect 6-0 record, having lost just three sets so far this season, the Thunderbirds are once again proving to be the class of the CIS. The six-time defending national champions have not lost in conference regulation play in over year (October 27, 2012).Â
First Team All-Canadian and national team member
Lisa Barclay leads UBC offensively, averaging a Canada West best 4.35 kills per set. Fellow outside hitter
Rosie Schlagintweit is second on team with 3.10 kills per set. Setter
Kirsty Setterlund is tops in the conference in assists with 10.19 per set.
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Winnipeg is coming off a weekend split with Mount Royal University. They are led by outside hitter Ozana Nikolic who averages a team best 3.59.
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Friday's game is set for 4:00 pm PST, while first serve on Saturday is at 5:30 pm PST. Tune into
canadawest.tv for all the action.
