KELOWNA, B.C. — The UBCO Heat defeated the Brandon Bobcats 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19) on Saturday at UBCO Gymnasium. UBCO finished with a 36-24 advantage in kills and held Brandon to a .059 hitting percentage.
Showing up for the Heat was fourth-year opposite
Marija Josipovic, who posted six kills, three aces, 10 digs and four blocks. Third-year outside
Korey Jenkins shared the team lead with eight kills and collected a team-high 14 digs, while fourth-year middle
Rachel Rosser recorded seven total blocks and added three kills and two aces. Fifth-year setter
Kylan Finseth finished with 24 assists, five digs, and an ace.
Leading for Brandon was Madelyn Hettinga with seven kills and three blocks while adding seven digs. Libero Brooklyn Pratt recorded a team-high 17 digs while setter Alex Roberge finished with 19 assists, seven digs, and one service ace. Cassidy Hauta added five kills, 10 digs, and one ace.
UBCO took the first set 25-16, using a 5-1 edge in service aces and three blocks to offset Brandon's 10-9 advantage in kills. Josipovic had three aces during a late five-point service turn that put UBCO ahead 22-12, while
Ali Rathlef led with four kills.
In the second, the Heat had a 12-7 edge in kills and won it 25-18, with
Faith Solecki putting down three kills and Finseth credited with 10 assists. The Heat also scored on three blocks, with Rosser involved in each, while Brandon finished with seven kills and two service aces.
For the final frame, UBCO generated 15 kills to Brandon's seven and was credited with blocks on five Brandon attack errors in a 25-19 win. Jenkins led the Heat with five kills, including the final point, while Finseth assisted on 10 UBCO kills. After Brandon tied the set at 13-13, UBCO scored the next five points and stayed in front the rest of the way.
Up next, the Heat women's volleyball team travels to Calgary to face the Calgary Dinos on Friday, Nov. 6, at 4:30 p.m.
