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Bobcats Beat Wesmen In Five Set Thriller

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The Brandon Bobcats battled back for a 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 18,25- 25-16, 15-9) win over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday night in Brandon, Manitoba.

The first set looked like a mirror image of Thursday's first set in Winnipeg, as the two teams traded blows early. It took the Bobcats two tries at set point, before wrapping up the first at 26-24.

The second set was much, the same, but a late surge from Winnipeg gave the Wesmen the set, ending it with eight straight points.

The third set was much the same, as the teams appeared to be evenly matched, but Winnipeg kept firmly on the gas pedal, ending it on a 11-3 run.

The fourth set started on a role for BU. After jumping to an early lead, McLennan went on her miraculous run of five straight aces. After a pair of substitutions helped Winnipeg answer on serve receive, the Wesmen then mounted a run of their own, getting back to within five points at 18-13, but the momentum was clearly on the Bobcats' side as they took it, forcing a fifth.

The fifth started clearly on the side of the Bobcats, as Brandon jumped to an early 8-1 lead. The Wesmen showed some fight, but it was too little too late as Brandon took it 15-9, and the match.

Shanlee McLennan was chosen as the player of the game. To go with her eight aces, she recorded a team-high 13 kills and 10 digs. Jodie Baker had 10 kills, while Gillian Leech and Donata Huebert each had 19 digs for the Bobcats.
 
Winnipeg was paced by Ozana Nicolic's match-high 20 kills, while Sonia Rossy and Tia Boroski each had 20 digs. In her return to Brandon where she played high school volleyball, Jayme Menzies had a match-high 43 assists.

The win gives the Bobcats a six-match winning streak and a record of 9-9, while the Wesmen sit with a record of 6-12. Up next for Brandon is a weekend series at home against the Mount Royal Cougars, while Winnipeg will play a home and home with city counterparts in the Manitoba Bisons.

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Players Mentioned

Tia Boroski

#14 Tia Boroski

Libero
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Kinesiology & Applied Health
Jayme Menzies

#2 Jayme Menzies

Setter
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Arts
Sonia Rossy

#6 Sonia Rossy

Left Side
6' 0"
Senior
Business & Administration

Players Mentioned

Tia Boroski

#14 Tia Boroski

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Kinesiology & Applied Health
Libero
Jayme Menzies

#2 Jayme Menzies

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Arts
Setter
Sonia Rossy

#6 Sonia Rossy

6' 0"
Senior
Business & Administration
Left Side