Heat season ends in Manitoba in quarter final loss
WINNIPEG, Man. – The UBC Okanagan Heat’s men’s volleyball team’s season came to an abrupt end tonight as the No. 2 University of Manitoba Bisons blocked any chance the Heat had of playing a third game in the 2012 Canada West Quarter Final best-of-three playoff series with another straight sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-20) victory Friday night at the Investors Group Athletic Centre in Winnipeg, MB.
With the straight set loss tonight, the Heat have finished their first season in the Canada West reaching unchartered heights for a first year program with eight wins in the regular season, and a trip to the postseason. UBC Okanagan bench boss Greg Poitras looks back on how far the team went and is happy for the experience:
VOLLEYBALL (M) HEAT 0 BISONS 3 L
Manitoba 3 UBC Okanagan 0 (Bisons wins best-of-three quarter-final 2-0) Heat-Bisons Stats by John Gaudes, Bisons Sports Info Assistant WINNIPEG - For the CIS #2-ranked Manitoba Bisons it was just old school power volleyball on Friday night, as they secured their spot in the Canada West Final Four and the CIS national championships with a three-set […]