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Heat outside hitter Amaya Perry digs a ball during action against the Mount Royal Cougars in Calgary
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Winner UBCOW UBC0W 3-1
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Mount Royal W MRUW 0-4
Winner
UBCOW UBC0W
3-1
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Final
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Mount Royal W MRUW
0-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UBCOW UBC0W 25 25 21 25 (3)
Mount Royal W MRUW 23 15 25 18 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Madison Sweeney

Women's volleyball secures weekend sweep over Cougars

The Heat pick up their third win in a row after another strong performance on the road against Mount Royal

CALGARY - The UBC Okanagan Heat women's volleyball team repeated Friday night's performance with another four set victory (25-23, 25-15, 21-25, 25-18) over the Mount Royal Cougars on Saturday to secure the weekend sweep and win their third game in a row.

Dominating the match from the service line, the Heat came out fired up and locked down the first set. Outstanding performances from Amaya Perry from Chin, Alta., who found three crucial kills, and Lexi Prefontaine, the Kelowna product, who went on a service run late in the set to give UBCO the lead, helped give the Heat the early advantage.

Coming off an exciting first set win, Perry would dominate once more, taking an early lead off the Cougars with two early serving aces, setting the tone for the Heat. Shortly afterwards, Hellen Lacava, from Mandaguari, Brazil, dropped two consecutive kills as the Heat pulled away to win the second set 25-15. 

The third set would go the way of the Cougars and Mount Royal carried that momentum into the fourth set taking a three-point lead midway through the set. However, a strategically timed timeout from Heat head coach Steve Manuel disrupted the momentum of the match which was shortly followed by an Olivia Tymkiw (Coldstream, B.C) serving streak, rewarding the Heat with a four point advantage which ultimately led the Heat to their second victory of the weekend.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Amaya Perry - UBCO
Dominating the court, Amaya Perry, the outside hitter from Chin, Alta., put down a whopping 17 kills with a .406 hitting percentage, three serving aces, and three digs for a total of 20 points for the Okanagan Heat. 

Emma Boyd - Mount Royal
The third-year middle hitter from Whitehorse, YT., ran the Cougar's offence with 13 kills thanks to a .500 hitting percentage, as well as finding 2.5 blocks and two digs.

WHERE THEY SIT
With the win, the Heat sit in a three-way tie for fourth place in the conference standings alongside the MacEwan Griffins and the Saskatchewan Huskies. As for the Cougars, they are winless through their opening four matches of the year.

UP NEXT
The Heat continue their four-game road trip next weekend as they head to Langley, B.C., to take on the defending Canada West champions, the Trinity Western Spartans, for a weekend doubleheader. The first match goes on Friday night, November 3rd, at 6 p.m. and can be seen live on CanadaWest.tv.
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