UFV’s volleyball teams played four games last weekend against the CBC Bearcats<\/b>, four games with enough of a narrative arc to fill your average novel. Both UFV teams won on Friday in a pair of intense, emotional games, before dropping Saturday\u2019s matches in hard-fought, but disappointing losses. The women will enter the playoffs ranked second in the PACWEST<\/b>. The men finished their season on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s game was one of two extremes for UFV women\u2019s volleyball <\/b>(20-4). The Bearcats<\/b> (7-17) played two of their best sets of the year, winning both 27-25, then dropped three straight sets in a complete collapse. UFV took the game 3-2 (25-27, 25-27, 25-17, 25-10, 15-8).<\/p>\n
On Saturday the Cascades suffered a rare loss, 1-3, after a tough third set (25-14, 21-25, 28-30, 22-25). The Cascades will begin PACWEST <\/b>playoffs this Friday (Feb 21)<\/b> in a semifinal matchup against either the Douglas College Royals<\/b> or Capilano University Blues<\/b>. The championship tournament will be hosted by Capilano in Vancouver from Feb 20-22.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis weekend was another weekend where we had a split decision,\u201d said Cascades head coach Dennis Bokenfohr<\/b>. \u201cOn Friday night we had a good comeback after falling behind two sets. On Saturday we had a better start and watched a couple sets slip away from us. It was definitely one of those things we have not made a habit of and it was odd to watch it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were moments of really good volleyball, however, there were also a bunch more moments of uninspired volleyball. Our hope and sights remain the same. We will await the winner of Douglas and Capilano this Thursday night in preparation for our semi final match up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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UFV men\u2019s volleyball<\/b> (8-16) grabbed Friday\u2019s win over the Bearcats<\/b> (16-8) in four sets (10-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-23), before dropping Saturday\u2019s game in three (19-25, 17-25, 15-25).<\/p>\n
\u201cI think our team is much better than the season result indicates,\u201d said Cascades coach Greg Russell<\/b>. \u201cFriday\u2019s match was an indication of the talent on our team, as we used all 13 players equally. It is also an indication of how hard these guys have worked over the season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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