The Brandon University women’s volleyball team made history at the Healthy Living Centre with a straight sets victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Friday night.
Alexis Loewen had seven kills and six blocks for the Lady ‘Cats, who improved their record to 14-4, which surpasses the team’s highest win total in the program’s nine-year history.
Set scores were 25-18, 25-19 and 25-19.
"It’s a pretty big deal," Loewen told CKLQ’s Tyler Crayston. "It feels good because it feels like we’ve got our momentum going, we’re not peaking yet, we keep getting better, we’re improving on things and learning. We’re dealing with adversity and taking it in good stride."
Vaovai Aiono notched a match-high 12 kills for BU, who secured a playoff spot and sit in second-place in Canada West.
Shanlee McLennan was next with 10 kills, while adding nine digs, three blocks and two service aces.
Meanwhile, the men’s team got a much-needed four-sets win against Winnipeg.
Set scores were 18-25, 25-19, 25-20 and 27-25.
David Stasica had 42 assists for the Bobcats, who snapped a five-match slide to keep the defending conference champions in the mix for a spot in the post-season.
"The goal tonight was, win or lose, let’s start playing volleyball. We’ve seen moments of it, but not a lot of consistency," said Stasica. "Playoffs are in jeopardy and everything, but we got to take it one game at a time. It’s go time; we dug ourselves this hole and we’re going to dig out of it."
Sam Tuivai led the way with 18 kills while Sebastien Steigmeier scored 13 kills for BU, who upped their record to 8-and-10.
Next weekend are the final regular season home matches for the volleyball teams, when they welcome the Trinity Western Spartans.