CALGARY – The No. 10 University of Calgary Dinos were unable to get revenge on the No. 8 Saskatchewan Huskies after last night's loss as they fell 3-1 (24-26, 26-24, 21-25, 16-25) on Jan. 25 at Jack Simpson Gym. 

Calgary's two losses and Saskatchewan's two wins this weekend give both teams a 9-9 record. 

Dino Connor Frehlich was Calgary's leading scorer, recording 16 kills. Veteran Andrew Visser followed that up with 15 kills of his own. Greg Mann had a game-high 17 digs for Calgary.

For the Huskies, Bryan Fraser scored a game-high 21 kills from the left-side along with seven digs. Paul Thomson added 10 more kills for Saskatchewan. Setter Zak Rempel recorded 32 assists.

In the same fashion at the following night, the Dinos and the Huskies battled it out from the get-go. It was Saskatchewan taking a 16-12 at the technical and extending it to 18-12 before Calgary could get back on the board. 

It wasn't until the final points that the Dinos began to close the gap. Despite not being able to tie the score it, it took the Huskies extra points to win the first set 26-24.

In the second, it was the Dinos turn to hold down a lead. With their defence clicking in the back row as well as at the net, they took an early 8-3 lead. The Huskies began to flirt with the lead as they started to shut down Mann at the net, but were unable to overtake it. At the technical, the Dinos were up 16-13. 

All throughout the second half of the set, both teams went point for point with Calgary still holding down a slight lead. It was finally at 24 that Saskatchewan tied it but a dump from Maris followed by a kill from Frehlich closed out the set for the Dinos as they tied it at one. 

In another very close set, both teams seemed to be picking up everyone on defence making for some long and entertaining rallies. The Huskies led at the technical 16-14 and took their first three-point lead of the game at 20-17 with an overpass from the Dinos, forcing them to call a timeout. 

Calgary was unable to overcome the Huskies lead and went on to take the third 25-21 with McLean at the line. Fraser already had 17 kills accumulated. 

In the fourth, the Dinos looked like they had run out of steam, allowing the Huskies to take a 12-3. With barely any momentum, Calgary let the nine-point lead hold up until the technical. A 4-0 run later in the set by Calgary forced Saskatchewan to call a timeout, but they easily took the final set 25-16 to win the match 3-1. 

Calgary will take on the Winnipeg Wesmen on the road next weekend while the Huskies will host the UBC Thunderbirds in the regular season's second last weekend of play.