ABBOTSFORD, BC – Nimo Benne hammered home six service aces as the UFV Cascades took down the Saskatchewan Huskies in four sets (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20) for their first home win of the season on Friday.

A pair of early runs in the first set gave the Cascades a 16-9 lead, and despite some late pressure from the Huskies, UFV took it 25-20. 

Saskatchewan built a 16-10 lead in the second, but kills a strong offensive drive from UFV helped them level the score at 17. The teams traded points, but with the score at 22-21 for the Huskies, UFV would pick up four of the next five points to finish it 25-23.

The Huskies edged out a 13-10 lead in the third, after a pair of kills from Jack McGeough and an ace from Jake Rapin on their way to a 25-21 set win. 

Benne's serve proved crucial in the fourth set, as the outside hitter notched four aces in the early part of the frame. The teams battled to a 20-20 score line, but it was the Cascades who would snatch victory scoring the final five points to close it out 25-20.

Dylan Mortensen paced the Huskies with a game-high 17 kills, while McGeough had nine, and Quinn Buchanan had eight. 

The two teams face off again on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the UFV Athletic Centre. You can also catch all the action live on canadawest.tv.