Box Score
Cougars Lose Three Straight to UBC

Calgary, AB â€" The Mount Royal Cougars lost in three sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 26-24) to the UBC Thunderbirds tonight at Kenyon Court. Ben Chow of UBC was the match's leading scorer with 14.5 points followed by Colton de Man and Tommy Lyon of the Cougars who each scored 11.

The Cougars fell behind early and had a tough road ahead of them chasing UBC. The Thunderbirds came into the game tied for second in the conference at 11-5 and looked like it early limiting the Cougars to few chances. UBC won the first set 25-20.

In the second set the Cougars again looked outmatched as their all-star Colton de Man was held in check most of the set. Ben Chow, on the other hand was lights out hammering a number of big kill shots to give UBC a 25-19 set victory and a two shot set lead on the Cougars.

In the third and final set the Cougars showed some fight and pushed the Thunderbirds right to the end. Both teams traded points and MRU looked as though they would push the game to a fourth set. A few errors and before they knew it they were deadlocked at 24. UBC won the next two points and the set 26-24.

With the loss Mount Royal falls below .500 to a record of 8-8. UBC improves to 12-5 with the win.

These two teams will go again tomorrow evening at 5:00pm on Kenyon Court.

Photo Credit: Calgary, AB â€" The Mount Royal Cougars lost in three sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 26-24) to the UBC Thunderbirds tonight at Kenyon Court. Ben Chow of UBC was the match's leading scorer with 14.5 points followed by Colton de Man and Tommy Lyon of the Cougars who each scored 11.

The Cougars fell behind early and had a tough road ahead of them chasing UBC. The Thunderbirds came into the game tied for second in the conference at 11-5 and looked like it early limiting the Cougars to few chances. UBC won the first set 25-20.

In the second set the Cougars again looked outmatched as their all-star Colton de Man was held in check most of the set. Ben Chow, on the other hand was lights out hammering a number of big kill shots to give UBC a 25-19 set victory and a two shot set lead on the Cougars.

In the third and final set the Cougars showed some fight and pushed the Thunderbirds right to the end. Both teams traded points and MRU looked as though they would push the game to a fourth set. A few errors and before they knew it they were deadlocked at 24. UBC won the next two points and the set 26-24.

With the loss Mount Royal falls below .500 to a record of 8-9. UBC improves to 12-5 with the win

These two teams will go again tomorrow evening at 5:00pm on Kenyon Court.

Photo Credit: Evan Buhler

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