KAMLOOPS, BC— Despite a strong start to the proceedings the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's volleyball team wasn't able to pull out the victory in a 3-1 (22-25,25-22,25-22,25-15) loss at the hands of the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday, February 8.

"It was a tough match. We found our game and started to play pretty well," said Huskies head coach Mark Dodds. "It's frustrating because we play at a high level for short spurts and then go to the other end of the spectrum too often."

Thompson Rivers moves to 11-10 on the year while Saskatchewan falls to 8-13.

Offensively, TRU was led by Olga Savenchuk with 13 kills. Kendra Finch had 12 with Avery Pottle contributing 11. 

Saskatchewan 's main weapon was Emily Koshinsky with 16 kills. Rookie Mandi Fraser had eight kills and five blocks, while Alexandra Frank recorded 37 assists and seven digs.

The first set saw the WolfPack go on a seven-point scoring run and led at the technical time out 16-11. But a key service ace by Huskies' Jessica Zacharias was part of a Saskatchewan comeback where they won the first set.

In the second set, TRU was up but the Huskies battled to tie things up at 20 before a double block by the Pack helped them secure the victory.

"We need to find some consistency to beat teams like this," said Dodds. "We did battle back. That has been a trait for us all year. We have been that 'battle back team' but we shouldn't put ourselves in a situation like that."

The WolfPack would pull out a close victory in the third set before dominating the fourth en route to the victory.

These teams close out their weekend set tomorrow evening in Kamloops. Tomorrow's match will be webcast on canadawest.tv beginning with the pregame show at 4:50 pm.