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‘Birds and Bobcats split at WarRecord–setting Sanderson too much for UBC
By Alicia Woodside
This weekend, a Canada West
conference record was shattered at
War Memorial Gym. Unfortunately,
the new record was not claimed by a
Thunderbird on home turf, but by
Brandon Bobcats’ Paul Sanderson,
who shut down UBC’s hope of a
weekend sweep.
The action was bittersweet for the
men’s volleyball team this weekend,
who fell to seventh place in the
conference after a two-game split
with the Brandon Bobcats. The ‘Birds
beat their opponents 3-2 on Friday
night, but they struggled to replicate
that on Saturday, falling victim to a
straight-set loss led by Sanderson’s
performance for the CIS record
books.
UBC (5-9) faced a tall, offensive team in the Bobcats (5-7), who have two of the most dangerous players in
Canada: Paul Sanderson and teammate Jonathan Sloane. Sanderson leads the conference in both kills (5.44) and
points per game (6.05), entering the weekend within reach of smashing the Canada West 1,252 career kills
record, while Sloane boasts the most reliable hitting percentage of the conference at 0.489.
Friday’s match saw UBC come from behind, overcoming a two-set deficit to win the match in an exciting fifth
set. After trailing the Bobcats 19-25 and 22-25, the T-Birds turned the tables in set three by learning to
navigate the Bobcats’ 6’9” giants. Demijan Savija led UBC’s comeback with 22 kills, while rookie Ben Chow
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navigate the Bobcats’ 6’9” giants. Demijan Savija led UBC’s comeback with 22 kills, while rookie Ben Chow
continued to make an impact by adding another 14 kills to edge the Bobcats.
“We don’t have the guys who are going to hit over the top [of
the block] and hit sharp angles. We have to be crafty,” said
UBC head coach Richard Schick, attributing Friday’s win to his
team’s smart plays.
Going into Saturday’s match-up, T-Birds’ captain and star
libero Blair Bann warned that his team was going to have to
get off to an earlier start if they wanted to win. “Obviously
coming off a big comeback win the team is feeling pretty
good, but if we want to sweep the weekend we won’t be able
to start like we did on Friday.”
Unfortunately, Bann’s assessment couldn’t have been more
correct for the T-Birds on Saturday, who suffered a harsh 3-0 Bobcat backlash. The ‘Birds started off slowly
again on Saturday, committing a sloppy eight errors to hand Brandon an easy 25-15 victory in the first set. The
second set saw the ‘Birds bring a little bit of the perseverance they showed on Friday night, but it wasn’t enough
to match the Bobcats’ offensive. Sanderson contributed nine kills in set two alone, leading his team to a
comfortable 25-19 outcome. This time, UBC was unable to make a comeback in the third set. Sevija pounded
five kills to lead the T-Birds to a 19-15 advantage, but a UBC error gave Brandon the chance to return three
Sanderson kills, fueling the team to a 25-22 victory.
After the game, Schick was disappointed with his team’s level of consistency. “We were very lethargic and we
have to know that if we want to be a team that can compete for a championship, we have to put three of those
matches together like last night back-to-back-to-back,” he said.
The ‘Birds get a break from play next weekend, which will give them time to recharge before they take on the
eighth place Regina Cougars, where two wins would clinch a playoff berth. Perhaps the team can gain some
consistency in time to overtake the next set of matches.
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