REGINA - For the second straight night, the University of Regina's men's volleyball team took the first set from No. 4-ranked Calgary - and for the second straight night, Omar Langford collected 27 kills to lead the Dinos to a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over the Cougars.
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The Cougars took the first set by a 25-23 score, but the Dinos then reeled off 25-22, 25-23, and 25-21 wins to clinch the match and the weekend sweep.
Langford shouldered much of the offensive load for the Dinos again on Saturday, hitting at a .447 clip and registering two of his team's four service aces. Oleg Podporin (11), Graham Vigrass (11), and Andrew Tallas (10) also recorded double-digit kills for the Dinos. Ciaran McGovern had 57 assists in the four sets, while Blake Giles had a team-high 10 digs.
Making his first career start at libero, Kevin Frey had a match-high 12 digs for the Cougars. Mathew Brooks led Regina offensively with 18 kills on 38 total attacks, while Christopher Knoop had 12 kills and nine digs and Jamie Wilkins chipped in with 11 kills and four total blocks. Blake Wheler had a team-high five block assists as the Cougars outblocked Calgary by a 10-3 margin.
The win improves Calgary's record to 7-3, while the Cougars fall to 0-10 on the season.
The two teams played a total of eight sets during the weekend, with Calgary winning six of them. None of the eight were decided by more than four points as the Cougars hung tough with the Dinos all weekend long.
Both teams will have the month of December off before returning to the Canada West schedule in January.
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