WINNIPEG – For the second consecutive year, the UBC Okanagan Heat women's volleyball team got their preseason schedule off to an undefeated start as they took home the gold medal at the Bison-Wesmen Invitational.
After posting a 5-0 record in the round robin portion of the tournament, the Heat met the host Manitoba Bisons in the gold medal match. The two teams played an entertaining match with UBCO coming out on top in four sets (25-18, 26-24, 21-25, 25-20).
To get to the gold medal match, the Heat had posted victories over Lethbridge College, Regina, Winnipeg, Memorial and Providence College over the first two days of the tournament.
The victory also marks the third straight season in which the Heat have won a preseason tournament, having also won the Gee-Gees Classic back in 2022-23.
The Heat's preseason schedule continues next weekend in Kamloops as they compete in the WolfPack Invitational. UBCO will rematch against the Bisons in their tournament opener on Friday, September 27 at 7 p.m.