Given the way the last two weeks have gone, maybe the Winnipeg Wesmen aren't entirely happy to see a bye week on the horizon.
 
The No. 8-ranked Wesmen men's volleyball team posted another impressive victory Saturday, taking down the No. 7 UBC Thunderbirds 3-0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-14) in a Canada West conference match Saturday at the Duckworth Centre. 
 
Nigel Nielsen had 18 kills and hit .577 as the Wesmen won their fourth straight match, all coming against ranked teams. 
 
The Thunderbirds, who were also swept on Friday, were their most threatening in the first set as they took three-point leads at 11-8 and, later, at 22-19 as they looked to turn the tables and earn a weekend split.
 
The Wesmen, however, won three straight points to equalize at 22. UBC held a set point at 24-23 following a Liam Kristjanson serving error and again at 25-24 on an Isaiah Olfert service error. Winnipeg would close out the first set off a James Vincett serving error and Nielsen kill, and the T-Birds weren't able to muster much more of a threat the rest of the night.
 
The Wesmen (5-1) hit .402 as they swept the weekend and got off to the program's best start to a season since a 6-0 opening to the 2017-18 campaign.
 
Isaiah Olfert had 14 kills and a career-high and match-high 14 digs for the Wesmen.
 
UBC (1-3) was led by Reeve Gingera's seven kills, while Logan Greves had a team-high seven digs. The Thunderbirds hit .113 for the match.