ABBOTSFORD, BC - After losing in straight sets on Friday night, the Saskatchewan Huskies looked to regroup against the UFV Cascades. The Huskies won in straight sets (20-25, 23-25, 22-25) on Saturday night at the UFV Athletic Centre and improve to 4-2 on the year, while the Cascades drop to 2-4 on the season.

"I think there is a lot to learn from tonight" noted Cascades middle Ryan Hampe after the game. "[Saskatchewan] didn't do anything necessarily better today than yesterday — but all in all tonight was on our side. We struggled; we didn't bring a lot of energy. They're a top-four team, there's no doubt about it, but we're right there too. We just can't have these lapses from Friday to Saturday night."

The teams found themselves level at 16 in the first, but a pair of aces from Jack McGeough and a kill from Dylan Mortensen gave the Huskies a 20-16 lead. The team would go on to win the set 25-20.

UFV found themselves trailing 4-0 in the second, but kills from Ryan Adams, Tyson Ardell, and Nimo Benne helped pull them back level at six apiece. However, the Huskies would pull away in the late stages again as blocks from McGeough and Emmett Graham boosted the team to a 23-19 advantage. After trading side-outs, the Cascades fought off three chances at set point before Saskatchewan took a time out that led to a missed serve and a 25-23 set finish.

The third set played out similarly as both teams traded blows throughout, but the Huskies closed out strong taking the final four points, to win it 25-22.

Graham paced the Huskies knocking down 13 kills, while Mortensen had 10 and Mark Armstrong had 34 assists. For the Cascades, Benne had a game-high 14 kills in the match, while Hampe added four blocks, and Jonas Van Huizen had 14 digs. 

The Huskies head home from BC and look towards hosting the MRU Cougars next weekend at the Phyisical Activity Complex. Games will run Friday at 6:00 PM and Saturday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are available at huskietickets.com.