Game Information
 
Date: Friday, Feb. 15 & Saturday, Feb. 16
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK 
Venue: PAC 
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Watch Live: Canadawest.tv

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SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's volleyball team clinched their first postseason appearance since the 2015-16 season with their win on Saturday night in Kamloops. The Huskies will now welcome the Mount Royal Cougars to town this weekend in a matchup between a pair of playoff-bound programs.
 
Saskatchewan will return to home for the first time since Jan. 19 following a four-game road swing, which saw the team pick up a pair of big victories against the Alberta Golden Bears and Thompson Rivers WolfPack to seal series splits away from the PAC. The Huskies are now in the midst of a jostle for playoff positioning, and a pair of wins this weekend would go a long way to improving their matchup come the postseason.
 
Mount Royal, who enters the weekend as the fourth-ranked team in the nation, has won eight of their last ten games dating back to Friday, Nov. 30 against the UBC Thunderbirds. The Cougars recorded a series sweep over their cross-town rival Calgary Dinos this past weekend, which puts them in a tie for third in the Canada West with a 15-5 record and only two points behind three-time defending conference champion Trinity Western.
 
Saskatchewan and Mount Royal met last season in Saskatoon, with the visitors coming away with a 3-1 win on Friday, Nov. 24, but the Huskies rebounded the following night with a marathon five-set victory to pick up the split. 

5 Things
 
1: The matchup will be the final time the Huskies will take the court at the PAC this regular season and fans under the age of 18 will receive a complimentary ticket to Friday's game.
 
2: Fifth-year outside hitter Colin Fraser will play in his final weekend of regular season action this weekend at the PAC, with the Huskies honoring the Saskatoon native prior to the game on Saturday afternoon.
 
3: Saskatchewan is in a three-way tie along with the Thompson Rivers WolfPack and Calgary Dinos for fifth in the Canada West, with all three teams sitting with matching 10-10 records with two games remaining.
 
4: Dylan Mortenson and Mount Royal's Tyler Schmidt are each in the top five in the Canada West in kills this season.
 
5: The Cougars are 7-3 away from home this season, but are 2-4 all-time at the PAC.
 
By the Numbers

5 – Mount Royal's roster includes five fifth-year players, who are currently completing their final season at the U SPORTS level.
 
4.52 – Cougars outside hitter Taylor Schmidt leads the conference with 4.52 kills per set this season.
 
197 – Mount Royal libero Johnathan Phillips is the Canada West leader with 197 digs this season.
 
19 – Dylan Mortenson needs a total of 19 kills this weekend to surpass his mark of 299 last season.

Scouting the Cougars
 
Shawn Sky is in the midst of his seventh season as the head coach for Mount Royal at the U SPORTS level, where he has helped guide the program this season to the most wins in their program's history in the Canada West. Prior to joining U SPORTS, the Cougars were a member of the ACAC but elected to move up to the Canada West in 2012-13.
 
The Cougars will soon be looking for their first postseason win in program history at the U SPORTS level, as the team has a 0-4 record all-time in the playoffs. The Cougars have been swept in each of their appearances in the conference quarterfinals.
 
Mount Royal is fourth in the conference with a 0.254 hitting percentage this season, which is slightly better than Saskatchewan's .239 clip which sits sixth.
 
Scott Gieske is in the top-five in total blocks with 75 this season, placing him fourth in the Canada West.