It was a clean sweep over the weekend for the UFV Cascades. On Sunday the women won the tail end of a home back to back against the College of the Rockies Avalanche by a score of 3 sets to 0. In doing so the Cascades also notched their twentieth win of the campaign, matching their season total from a year ago. By improving their record to 20-2, the win puts UFV atop the PACWEST division once again, separating them from rivals VIU who are hot on their heels at 19-3.
The Cascades came out aggressive in the first set, carrying an early lead to a 25-13 win. Surrey, BC native Kyra Tome played a big role in the set, providing several assists to teammates, Kayla Bruce and Juliana Penner. The second set delivered much of the same one way traffic from UFV, taking the set 25-13 once again. COTR made a bid to extend the game in the third set, matching UFV point for point till the end. Trailing 21-20, resilient play by Vancouver, BC’s Jania Toljanich, who provided one dig and two crucial ki