BOX SCORE WINNIPEG – The fourth-ranked University of Manitoba Bisons improved their regular season record to 3-0 with a 3-1 home win (15-25,25-19,25-18,25-14) over the No. 9 University of Calgary Dinos in CIS men's volleyball action Friday night at the Investors Group Athletic Centre.
The win extends the Bisons winning streak against Calgary to four games dating back to last season.
The Bisons took a 2-1 lead in the game with a 25-18 third set win and never looked back, dominating the fourth set 25-14 for the victory.
Manitoba came out sluggish to start the game, dropping the first set 25-15. It was the first set loss the Bisons have suffered so far in the 2012-13 regular season.
Both teams stepped up the pa! ce of play in the second set. Manitoba pulled away in the closely played set when fifth year right side Dane Pischke came up with a big block to put the Bisons up 18-16. Manitoba took control from that point and tied the game at 1-1 with a 25-19 set victory.
The loss drops the Dinos record to 1-3 on the season.
The Bisons travel across the province for their next game against the Brandon Bobcats on Friday, Nov. 9. Meanwhile, the Dinos will return to Calgary and begin a four-game homestand, starting with the Winnipeg Wesmen on Nov. 10-11.
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