SASKATOON, SK – The Saskatchewan Huskies took on the visiting Manitoba Bisons at the PAC on a beautiful Friday night in Saskatoon. The Huskies were led by fifth year Dylan Mortensen as they rolled past the visiting Bisons three sets to one.
The first set was controlled by the Huskies from beginning. After giving up the opening point, the Huskies rallied off seven straight. The closest the Bisons would be able to get was within four at 19-15 but the high-powered Huskies offense was on a mission, closing out the set 25-18.
The second set saw scoring go back and forth between the two teams through the first thirteen points. Manitoba saw the first three point run of the set, going up 17-14. Although the Huskies offence battled back to 23-21, Manitoba was able to hold on to the set, winning 25-22 and tying the game at one set each.
The Huskies jumped out to an early 12-4 lead in the third set. That lead was squandered when the Bisons went on an 8-2 run to cut the Huskies lead to two. Huskie Head Coach Sean McKay would call a timeout and watched as his team responded, bringing the head and taking the third set 25-20.
The fourth set saw the teams go back and forth, neither really hitting a rhythm, with the Bisons having a slight lead at 9-7. The Huskies would get the first four point run of the set to go up 11-9. With Saskatchewan leading 14-13, they would get another four straight points to put the game in jeopardy for the Bisons at 18-13. The Huskies would put the game away ,scoring seven of the next 11 points to take the match three sets to one.
The Huskies were led by their star fifth year players Dylan Mortensen and Levi Olson, who would have 20 and 10 kills respectively. Jake Rapin had a game high 40 assists while Olson also had a game high three aces. Eric Ogaranko and Nicoles Carter had 11 kills each with Jack Mandryk had 36 assists for the Bisons.
These teams will be back at it Saturday evening at 5:00 PM at the PAC. Tickets can be purchased on Huskietickets.com.