SASKATOON – The Huskie faithful were treated to an electrifying four-sets of Canada West volleyball action on Friday night at the PAC, as the Huskies prevailed over the Winnipeg Wesmen by a score of 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 25-19).
A tightly contested first set saw Huskie standout Dylan Mortensen hit an impressive 10-for-11. Mortensen led the game with 27 kills, nearly double that of the next closest player – Winnipeg’s Daniel Thiessen (14). Mortensen ended up contributing 27.5 points on the night. The first set ended with the Huskies taking it 25-22 after a Mortensen kill.
The Wesmen replied in the second set, taking it 21-25 after a kill by St. Andrews, MB-native Nigel Nielsen.
From that point on it was all Huskies as they took the third set 26-24 and the fourth and final set by a score of 25-19.
After climbing back from a 9-12 deficit in the fourth set, the Huskies tied it at 12 before Levi Olson record two service aces in three plays. Olson recorded a game-high 4 aces – with his aces in the fourth set being pivotal in shifting the momentum in the Huskies favour.
The Huskies finished the game hitting .306 compared to the Wesmen’s .217.
The Huskies will face the Wesmen again tomorrow night at the PAC at 5 PM. You can catch all the action on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.