CALGARY – In a fresh season of Canada West volleyball, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies stormed into Calgary and came away with an impressive four-set victory (20-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-19) over the host Dinos Friday evening in the Jack Simpson Gym.
 
In their first loss to the Huskies since 2015, the Dinos were unable to pin down their momentum and let the young Huskies squad take control of the match for the final three sets. Emily Koshinsky was the leader of the scoreboard with 18 kills and five blocks, followed by her teammate Mandi Fraser with 16 kills and four blocks. From Calgary, Beth Vinnell led the way with 13 kills, three blocks and three aces.
 
The Dinos came out swinging in the first set, putting up an impressive .406 hitting percentage. Vinnell used sharp angles to her advantage, coming away with a pair of aces and four kills. Adriel Goodman made quick work of the Huskies' defense, putting up four kills from the right side. The Dinos took over the momentum at 21-20 and hammered out five straight points to end the set 25-20.
 
Things heated up considerably for the Huskies after the first set, as their second set win established a key momentum swing against the Dinos squad ranked fifth in the preseason Canada West coaches poll. Huskie middle Mandi Fraser was instrumental on the net, reading the Dinos' offence smoothly and putting up four huge blocks.
 
Saskatchewan dominated both the third and fourth sets en route to the season-opening victory.
   
The Huskies will look to sweep the Dinos on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the Jack Simpson Gym.