Alex Howard
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3
Winner SSK Huskies SSK 1-4,1-4
0
TRU WolfPack TRU 2-3,2-3
Winner
SSK Huskies SSK
1-4,1-4
3
Final
0
TRU WolfPack TRU
2-3,2-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
SSK Huskies SSK 25 28 25 (3)
TRU WolfPack TRU 17 26 21 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | TRU WolfPack

Huskies defeat ‘Pack in three

QUICK FIRE
  • The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team couldn't keep down an efficient Saskatchewan Huskies offence in a 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-21) loss inside the TCC Friday night.

DIFFERENCE MAKERS
  • Once again second-year outside hitter Alex Howard was at the forefront of the WolfPack attack with nine kills in the game. Rylan Ibbetson followed up with five while Jakob Leinemann, Aiden Goetz and Daniel Hitchens all had four.
  • Emmett Graham was the key to the Saskatchewan attack with 16 kills on his 32 attempts. Aaron Elser followed with nine.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Leinemann and Howard both had three kills in the first set for TRU but the Huskies responded with 13 as a team on their 20 attacks to take the first frame 25-17.
  • The second set was by far the best of the night for the 'Pack. Howard led the way with five kills for a TRU team that refused to go away. Back-to-back blocks from first Leinemann and then Walker Sodaro saw the WolfPack tie the set at 23-23. After Saskatchewan retook the lead at 25-24, TRU fought off two sets points before a pair of kills from Graham put the set away at 28-26 for the Huskies.
  • The WolfPack held the lead at 11-9 in the third set but couldn't force a fourth as Saskatchewan came back to take the frame 25-21.

QUOTABLE (WolfPack head coach Pat Hennelly)
  • It was a tough night, we didn't get into any sense of rhythm. The second set was a two-point game but down the stretch we didn't look like a team that was in a two-point game.
  • We had some really good performances from Alex Howard, he's out there still leading and offensively was pretty good. Britain Ward came off the bench and provided a little bit of a spark which is always nice to see when a young guy gets out there.
  • Obviously we have to regroup, stick to the gameplan and hopefully we can put a little pressure on Saskatchewan.
     
UP NEXT
  • These same teams will be back in action tomorrow with first serve scheduled for 4:45 p.m. inside the TCC.
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