It wasn’t until 12 months ago that the Cougars and Bisons crossed paths during the Canada West women’s volleyball playoffs. Now they’re meeting up for a second straight March, as Manitoba looks to avenge its 3-0 loss to MRU in the first round of the 2022 postseason.
Conversely, the Cougars aim to continue their recent run of success against the Bisons, a team MRU has defeated eight straight times, most recently by identical scores of 3-1 in a pair of matches at Kenyon Court during the regular season.
Those victories, on Dec. 2 and 3, started the Cougars’ current home win streak, which is now at 10 matches, including last week’s sweep of the Calgary Dinos in the quarterfinal round. Manitoba, meanwhile, is 5-2 in its last seven road outings after stunning the UBC Thunderbirds by scores of 3-0 and 3-1 in the quarterfinals at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
A win would send MRU to its first ever Canada West women’s volleyball final. Manitoba last played for the title in 2014, losing to the Alberta Pandas.
Get tickets to catch the action in-person or watch the games streaming live on Canada West TV.
Game Times:
Friday, March 3 – 6:00 pm MST
Saturday, March 4 – 5:00 pm MST
Sunday, March 5 – 3:00 pm MST (if necessary)
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