Winnipeg, MB - The UBC Thunderbirds could not finish off the Winnipeg Wesmen losing in five sets (19-25, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17, 15-12) in men's volleyball action Friday night in Winnipeg. With the loss UBC falls to 4-3 on the season, snapping their four game winning streak while Winnipeg improves to an identical 4-3 record.
BOX SCORE
The Thunderbirds were up 2-1, but lost in the fourth set 25-17 to send the game to a fifth and deciding set. Once again they would go up, leading the Wesmen 8-4, but would falter down the stretch as Winnipeg pulled out a 15-12 victory to win the match in five sets.
Ben Chow and
Quentin Schmidt led the 'Birds with 15 kills apiece, while middle
Alex Russell had 14 kills.Â
For Winnipeg Tom Douglas-Powell was a force all night, finishing with a game high 27 kills.Â
The Thunderbirds and Wesmen will wrap up the weekend series tomorrow evening in Winnipeg at 4 p.m. PST.
