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Thunderbird on home turf, but by
Brandon Bobcats’ Paul Sanderson,
who shut down UBC’s hope of a Recent Comments
weekend sweep.
Julian on Allegations arise over
The action was bittersweet for the Ahmadian campaign
men’s volleyball team this weekend, vijender singh maan on Canadian
who fell to seventh place in the university presidents on India
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conference after a two-game split
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with the Brandon Bobcats. The ‘Birds
indicative of legacy
beat their opponents 3-2 on Friday
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night, but they struggled to replicate
arise over Ahmadian campaign
that on Saturday, falling victim to a
straight-set loss led by Sanderson’s
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performance for the CIS record
books.
Allegations arise over Ahmadian
campaign (+27 rating, 18 votes)
UBC (5-9) faced a tall, offensive team in the Bobcats (5-7), who have two of the most dangerous players in
Edit: Ahmadian’s video indicative
Canada: Paul Sanderson and teammate Jonathan Sloane. Sanderson leads the conference in both kills (5.44) and of legacy (+16 rating, 11 votes)
points per game (6.05), entering the weekend within reach of smashing the Canada West 1,252 career kills President Ahmadian burns
record, while Sloane boasts the most reliable hitting percentage of the conference at 0.489. bridges with fellow executives
(+15 rating, 9 votes)
Friday’s match saw UBC come from behind, overcoming a two-set deficit to win the match in an exciting fifth Rory Breasail (+13 rating, 14
set. After trailing the Bobcats 19-25 and 22-25, the T-Birds turned the tables in set three by learning to votes)
navigate the Bobcats’ 6’9” giants. Demijan Savija led UBC’s comeback with 22 kills, while rookie Ben Chow Jennifer Wang (+13 rating, 8
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navigate the Bobcats’ 6’9” giants. Demijan Savija led UBC’s comeback with 22 kills, while rookie Ben Chow Jennifer Wang (+13 rating, 8
votes)
continued to make an impact by adding another 14 kills to edge the Bobcats.
President Ahmadian burns
bridges with fellow executives
“We don’t have the guys who are going to hit over the top [of
(+12 rating, 6 votes)
the block] and hit sharp angles. We have to be crafty,” said
Mike Silley (+10 rating, 11 votes)
UBC head coach Richard Schick, attributing Friday’s win to his Call the whole thing off (+10
team’s smart plays. rating, 5 votes)
An open letter to the campus
Going into Saturday’s match-up, T-Birds’ captain and star left (+10 rating, 5 votes)
libero Blair Bann warned that his team was going to have to Omar Chaaban (+9 rating, 9
get off to an earlier start if they wanted to win. “Obviously votes)
coming off a big comeback win the team is feeling pretty
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correct for the T-Birds on Saturday, who suffered a harsh 3-0 Bobcat backlash. The ‘Birds started off slowly
again on Saturday, committing a sloppy eight errors to hand Brandon an easy 25-15 victory in the first set. The 11' Eleven"
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second set saw the ‘Birds bring a little bit of the perseverance they showed on Friday night, but it wasn’t enough
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to match the Bobcats’ offensive. Sanderson contributed nine kills in set two alone, leading his team to a
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comfortable 25-19 outcome. This time, UBC was unable to make a comeback in the third set. Sevija pounded
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After the game, Schick was disappointed with his team’s level of consistency. “We were very lethargic and we
have to know that if we want to be a team that can compete for a championship, we have to put three of those
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matches together like last night back-to-back-to-back,” he said.
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The ‘Birds get a break from play next weekend, which will give them time to recharge before they take on the
eighth place Regina Cougars, where two wins would clinch a playoff berth. Perhaps the team can gain some
consistency in time to overtake the next set of matches.
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