Heat women lose out to the Spartans in Canada West Bronze medal match

Staff Writer | March 12, 2017 in UBCO

Local Community Advertising

The UBC Okanagan women’s volleyball team lost out to the two-time defending Canada West Champion Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday night in the Canada West bronze medal match. 

The Heat needed a win over the Spartans at the University of Alberta's Saville Community Sports Centre to keep their championship hopes alive and advance to another National Championship.

However, after being on the road for the seven out of the last ten days and with the Heat’s all-time leader in assists Emily Oxland unable to play due to injury, Trinity Western swept the match winning all three sets (25-13, 25-20, 25-20).

According to Heat coach Steve Manuel, despite the tough loss he was still proud of his team and their accomplishments. 

"There was never an excuse from any of them," said Manuel. "the entire team did something no other team here had to do and they gave it all they had with no excuses."

Local Community Advertising

Trending Stories

Downtown Kelowna coffee shop appears to have mysteriously closed

BC Mounties 'very concerned' about missing 29-year-old woman

Woman with knife arrested inside BC school

'Highly destructive' tree-killing insect found in BC for first time

Decades-old temperature record broken in chilly Merritt

Loblaw leaders push back on 'misguided criticism' of grocer as boycott begins

Tories enjoy 'largest lead ever measured' as budget fails to change Liberals' dismal polling

These 14 Kelowna roads will be resurfaced this summer