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Isaiah Olfert vs UBC Oct 20 2024
David Larkins/Wesmen Athletics
Isaiah Olfert goes up to attack against the UBC Thunderbirds, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024
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UBC Thunderbirds UBC 0-0,0-1
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Winner Winnipeg Wesmen WPG 0-0,1-0
UBC Thunderbirds UBC
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Final
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Winnipeg Wesmen WPG
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Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
UBC Thunderbirds UBC 25 25 23 18 14 (2)
Winnipeg Wesmen WPG 23 22 25 25 16 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | David Larkins/Wesmen Athletics

MVB: Wesmen reverse-sweep to continue unbeaten streak

It was a Sunday Funday for the Winnipeg Wesmen. 
 
The Wesmen men's volleyball team rallied from a two-set hole and beat the UBC Thunderbirds 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 16-14) in a Canada West conference match at the Duckworth Centre. 
 
The Wesmen improved to 2-0 with the weekend sweep of the T-Birds and are now 10-0 overall after a perfect pre-season. 
 
It marked the fourth straight win in conference play for Winnipeg over UBC, a team that beat the Wesmen in last season's Canada West playoffs with a nationals berth on the line. 
 
The Thunderbirds got out in front in the match thanks to a big run in the first set, wiping out a 22-19 deficit with five straight points that led to a first-set win. 
 
In Set 2, they set the tone early by winning eight straight points that turned a 3-3 tie into an 11-3 advantage. 
 
The Wesmen, however, began to turn the tables in the third, coming back form 19-17 down with three straight points to take the lead. After the T-Birds tied it at 20, the Wesmen won five of the next eight points and won the set on a Danny Cravioto-Ross service error.
 
In Sets 4 and 5, the Wesmen had the Thunderbirds playing from behind through most of the action: They got out to a 7-2 lead in the fourth and UBC didn't get closer than three after that; and in Set 5, Winnipeg built a 13-9 lead only to see the visitors rally with four straight points and send the Wesmen to a timeout. Two errors from UBC, however, sealed the deal.
 
Isaiah Olfert had 20 kills and hit .486 for the Wesmen, who attacked at a .313 rate for the match. He was the only Winnipeg player in double figures as the Wesmen played 13 players.
 
Gavin Moes had a match-high 28 kills and seven digs for UBC, which got 17 kills and 10 digs from Reeve Gingera and 12 from Dawson Pratt, who also added three aces. 
 
Calvin Hsu had a match-high 13 digs. 
 
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