VANCOUVER – The CIS #1 UBC Thunderbirds made short work of an undermanned Brandon Bobcats squad on Saturday, completing the weekend sweep with another 3-0 win (25-11, 25-16, 25-13) at War Memorial Gym.
Kyla Richey and Rayel Quiring finished one-two in kills, with eight for Richey and seven for Quiring. Rosie Schlagintweit added six kills for UBC, and Marcelle had five, as well as a match-high 13 digs.
Victoria Dakin, Alexis Loewen, Claire Willerton, Jaryn Ruether and Larissa Vonkeman all tied for the team lead with three kills for Brandon. Willerton and Vonkman also were in on five blocks each.
The Bobcats fall to 8-10 on the season, now tied for the seventh and final playoff spot with Thompson Rivers. TRU owns the tiebreaker over Brandon.
The win pushes UBC’s record to 17-1, and while they already have first place locked up, there’s still lots to play for in their final regular season series. They take on rival Trinity Western next weekend on the road in a battle of the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the CIS.
