QUICKLY
- The University of Regina's women's volleyball team was defeated in three straight sets on Saturday night by the UBC Thunderbirds in Regina.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars opened up the match with their best performance of the weekend, going toe-to-toe with UBC until the Thunderbirds finally pulled away at the end for a 25-21 win in a set that featured nine tie scores and five lead changes.
- UBC came back with a convincing 25-12 win in the second set, then used a 7-1 run to get some space in a third set that they'd win by a 25-18 margin.
NOTES
- Claire Sheppard had an efficient game for the Cougars, collecting six kills while hitting .462 for the match.
- Kaylyn Brown and Jordy McEachern added five kills apiece, while McKenzie Keibel had a team-leading 11 digs.
- Akash Grewal, Trinity Solecki, and Brynn Pasin all hit double figures in kills for UBC with 12, 11, and 10, respectively.
- Leading the way for the T-Birds in Digs was Kacey Jost (16), Trinity Solecki (16) and Akash Grewal (5)
- Topping the list for Aces was Trinity Solecki (4), Akash Grewal (2) and Cara Kovacs (1)
- Cara Kovacs (3), Trinity Solecki (2), and Akash Grewal (1) were tops in Blocks on the night
- Issy Robertshaw (40), Kacey Jost (2) and Brynn Pasin (1) led the way in assists for the 'Birds
COACHES QUOTES
"Very pleased to finish the term with back to back 3-0 wins on the road," said UBC head coach
Doug Reimer. "Regina battled harder tonight as we thought they would and we played with good consistency for most of the sets and we got solid receive from our primary passers and hit a solid .406 as a teamÂ
We had a number of lineup changes due to injury and illness but the depth that we know we have really stepped up this weekend.  It was good to get a greater number of players experience and a credit to the hard work we have been doing in practice."
NEXT UP
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- The T-Birds will now embark on their extended holiday break before returning in the new year to begin the 2023 portion of their schedule on the January 6/7 weekend when they host the Saskatchewan Huskies.
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