KAMLOOPS, BC — The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack struggled at home for the first time in the young 2017-18 Canada West women's volleyball season.
The Pack saw their record even at 2-2 after falling to the visiting Brandon University Bobcats for a second straight night.
After losing to Brandon Friday (Nov 3) in five sets, TRU was swept by the Bobcats in three straight. The scores were 25-20,25-18, 25-20. The win places Brandon atop the Canada West standings with a record of 5-1.
The Bobcats opened the match by going on a 7-0 run in the first set and won it by five (25-20). Rayvn Wiebe had four kills in the first set, while Yevgeniya Nyukhalova had five for the WolfPack.
In the second set with the score tied at nine, Nyukhalova rattled up three straight points to give TRU a 12-9 advantage. The Bobcats rallied and won the second set by seven. The lead changed seven times in the set.
"I thought we played real well tonight. We served the ball real tough and put them in some problem. They were chasing the ball a bit and that made a big difference in the result for sure," says coach Kevin Neufeld. "We played better. We served the ball in a couple of different zones that really helped us. We executed the way we are trying to play every game and every match and it worked well tonight."
The WolfPack will hit the road next weekend for matches at UBC.
The Bobcats return home to Brandon to entertain the Trinity Western University Spartans on November 10-11th.
