Abbotsford, BC – The Bobcats pulled off a tough five-set win over the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night (27-25, 37-39,16-25, 25-23, 12-15) at the UFV Athletic Centre.

The Cascades scored seven of the last 10 points to edge out the Bobcats in a tightly contested first set. 

Brandon had a 24-21 lead in the second, but the cascades scored four straight points to take a 25-24 advantage. The teams traded points back and forth from there, but with the score tied at 37 apiece the Bobcats picked up kills from Tom Friesen and Max Brook to close out the marathon set.

After the teams split the next two sets, the Bobcats jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the fifth. UFV fought back to tie the set at six, but Brandon scored four of the next five to take a lead they would not surrender.

Philipp Lauter showed up all over the stat sheet for Brandon as he notched 12 kills, three aces, five solo blocks, four block assists, and 13 digs. Tom Friesen added 17 kills for his team in the win.

UFV's Caleb Kastelein led all hitters in the game with 20 kills, while adding nine digs. Ryan Adams added 13 kills, while Jonas Van Huizen led his team with 49 assists and 13 digs on the night.

The result drops the Cascades to 4-15 on the season, while the Bobcats improve to 10-7. The teams clash once again on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the UFV Athletic Centre.