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Perry attack vs TWU
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Amaya Perry fires an attack during the Heat's five-set loss to No. 1 Trinity Western on Friday night at the Furnace
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Winner TWU Spartans TWUW 15-2
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UBCO Heat UBCOW 8-9
Winner
TWU Spartans TWUW
15-2
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Final
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UBCO Heat UBCOW
8-9
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
TWU Spartans TWUW 25 23 23 27 15 (3)
UBCO Heat UBCOW 18 25 25 25 9 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Seyara Campbell

Women's volleyball falls to No. 1 Spartans in five sets

Amaya Perry leads impressive Heat effort but UBCO comes up just short against defending national champions

KELOWNA, B.C. – Despite an impressive performance by Amaya Perry, which helped to force the No. 1 team in Canada, the Trinity Western Spartans, to five sets, the UBC Okanagan women's volleyball team ultimately were unable to secure a win on Friday night in the Furnace.
 
The Spartans would open up the match with a first set win, 25-23, and would start the second set with a solid five-point lead. However, UBCO was able to stifle that advantage, turning the Spartans' momentum into their own. Amaya Perry, a native of Chin, Alta., would kick off a three-point run for the Heat to close out the set 25-23, pairing up with Natalie Funk (Strathmore, Alta.) for a block, followed by a kill, assisted by sister Rayn Perry (Chin, Alta.), for the set point.
 
The Heat's energy caried over into the third set as Amaya Perry served the Heat along a five-point run early in the set which would see two service aces for Perry and forced the Spartans into a timeout. The Heat would deny the Spartans any chance of a lead all the way up until Sydney Grills (Vancouver, B.C.) would strike down a kill to close the set 25-23.
 
The fourth set began in favour of the Heat as they led 17-14, but after a Spartans timeout, the scoring began to even out. Despite Amaya Perry tallying six kills in this set, the Spartans found a way to squeeze out a 27-25 set win and sway the momentum back in their favour.

That momentum would carry into the fifth set as the visitors pulled out the win with a 15-9 set victory.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Amaya Perry – UBCO
The 5-11 outside hitter would finish the match with a total of 19.5 points, including 14 kills, 3 service aces, four blocks, and eight digs. Her solid performance was crucial in bringing energy to the Heat squad and assisted in the two set wins.
 
Meaghan Mealey – TWU
The Calgary product would lead her team in points, tallying 19 kills and 14 digs for a total of 20.5 points.
                                                                                                                                       
WHERE THEY SIT
With the loss, the Heat's record now falls to 8-9 on the season while the Spartans improve to 15-2.

UP NEXT
The two teams will return to the Furnace on Saturday night with the match set to start at 5 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased at the door on game day.
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