Dinos claim weekend opener at Mount Royal

CALGARY – Hamish Hazelden had a game-high 19 kills to lead the University of Calgary Dinos men’s volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Mount Royal Saturday night from Kenyon Court.

Calgary ran an efficient offence all night and hit nearly .300 for the match in winning 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17.

With the win, Calgary improves to 9-4 on the season, while the Cougars now sit at 4-9.

Hazelden led the way for the Dinos with 19 kills, six blocks and a team-high nine digs. Liam Kuppe had 10 kills, eight digs and three service aces, while Lincoln Baines hit a blistering .526 for the match and finished with 13 kills to go with a game-high seven blocks.

Tomas Sorra guided the offence with 33 assists on the night, while Jacob Reid added another 14.

Chris Byam led the way for MRU with 15 kills.

Leading 20-19 late in the opening set, Hazelden and Baines teamed up for a block to spark a big run by the Dinos to seal the early advantage.

After MRU took the second, the Dinos retook the overall lead with another dominant showing in the third. Tied at 14-all midway through the set, Calgary rattled off five of the next six points, headlined by back-to-back kills from Parker Siroishka to create separation that they would never relinquish.

The Dinos wasted no time in claiming the lead in the fourth and final frame, as they hit .310 and held MRU to hitting negative, never trailing in decisively starting the weekend with their win in a row.

Calgary will close out this weekend’s action Sunday at home, hosting Mount Royal at 6:30 inside Jack Simpson Gym.