WVB: Huskies drop to UFV Cascades

ABBOTSFORD, BC – The Huskies were back in action on Saturday night after a 3-2 loss to the UFV Cascades on Friday. The Cascades would go on to win the match in four sets (25-19, 18-25, 25-23, and 28-26) to improve to 2-4 on the year, while the Huskies fall to 2-4.

Lauren Attieh got started early in the first set, knocking down four kills in the first eight points of the match to give her team a 6-2 lead. The teams traded blows throughout the remainder of the set allowing UFV to finish it off 25-19. 

The Huskies battled back in the second, picking up leads of 8-4 and 12-6 thanks to service runs from Mandi Fraser and Averie Allard, and they carried that advantage through to take it 25-18.

The third went back and forth, as the Cascades took a 9-5 lead, just to see the Huskies snag a 14-12 lead of their own. With the teams even at 22, a Cascades ace and kills from both Lauren and Gabrielle Attieh down the stretch gave UFV the 25-23 set win. 

Caet McCorkell gave the Huskies a 15-11 lead in the fourth on a five serve run where she also provided two kills and an ace. The Cascades chipped away, but Saskatchewan kept a 24-22 lead in the late stages. UFV fought off a pair of set points to take a 25-24 lead, but the Huskies responded by taking the next two points themselves. Three straight Cascades kills from Lauren Attieh, Gabrielle Attieh, and Kristen McBride closed out the match 28-26.

Coming off a 28-kill performance on Friday, Lauren Attieh managed another 21 kills in this one, just one shy of Gabrielle Attieh’s game-high 22. Likness picked up three blocks in the effort, while Cailin Bitter had 45 set assists, and Emily Matsui provided the defence with 22 digs.

Julia Howell Bourner had 11 kills for the Huskies, while McCorkell and Fraser each had 10. Allard led the Huskies with 35 assists, and 15 digs on the night. 

Both teams now head on to a bye week with the Huskies looking towards welcoming the Regina Cougars to the PAC on November 18 & 19 in U Prairie Challenge action. Tickets are available through huskietickets.com.