Men’s volleyball sweeps UBC, women lose both contests
This weekend, the Bison volleyball teams headed out to Kelowna to play a pair of games against the UBC Okanagan Heat.
This weekend, the Bison volleyball teams headed out to Kelowna to play a pair of games against the UBC Okanagan Heat.
Fewer still likely knew that it was their second in five years.
After a stalemate that lasted months, Jacob Trouba will once again suit up for the Winnipeg Jets.
On Saturday afternoon at the Wayne Fleming arena, the Bisons and Pronghorns did battle again, this time with the herd coming out on top with a 6-4 victory to split the weekend series.
On Saturday, the Bisons men’s basketball team lost to the Thompson River’s Wolf Pack by a score of 77-72. With the loss the herd drop to 2-2, and the Wolf Pack improve to 1-3 in early conference play.
On Saturday, the Bison women’s basketball team won their first game of the season and defeated the Thompson Rivers Wolf Pack 70-53.
On Friday, the University of Manitoba men’s basketball team defeated the Thompson Rivers Wolf Pack 90-68 in their home opener.
The Bisons outshot the Pronghorns 32-24 but were unable to get enough past Garret Hughson, who was dynamite for the Pronghorns in goal.
The men are now 3-1 on the year and sit third in the Canada West behind local rivals Winnipeg Wesmen. The women sit in a seven-team tie for third in the Canada West with a 2-2 record.
The Dinos were the team to knock Manitoba out of the playoffs last season, and they got the better of them on Friday with a comeback 4-3 win. Manitoba came out strong in Saturday’s contest and took the game 3-2 to manage a split.