KELOWNA, B.C. — The UBCO Heat defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-14) on Friday afternoon in the team's School Day Game at UBCO Gymnasium. The Heat hit .291 for the match and .706 in the third set, finishing with 35 kills against 12 errors while holding the Huskies to .123.
Driving the Heat's dominate performance was fifth-year outside hitter
Seba Manuel, who finished with 12 kills on .476 hitting, while receiving Player of the Game. Second-year setter
Dominic Sodaro recorded 25 assists, four service aces, and five digs, while
James Tse, a third-year libero, collected a team-high 10 digs and added two assists. Another key contribution was fifth-year middle
Thys Weststrate, who added six kills on .364 hitting, one solo block, two block assists, and a service ace.
A 14-10 edge in kills helped UBCO take the opening set 25-19, with Manuel supplying five kills. Saskatchewan got four kills apiece from Reuben Veith and Jacob Baird but committed six service errors.
Service pressure carried the Heat in the second, as UBCO held a 6-0 edge in aces in a 25-21 win. Both teams recorded nine kills, and
Jack Taylor ended the set with his third kill of the frame.
The Heat closed the match with a 25-14 third-set win, posting 12 kills and capitalizing on seven Huskie attack errors. Manuel had five kills in the set,
Xander van Driel added three, while Saskatchewan finished with just eight kills, one ace, and five service errors.
Up next, the Heat host the Saskatchewan Huskies for a rematch on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m. at UBCO Gymnasium. Purchase your tickets at
GoHeat.ca/tickets.
