NWP Wolves host NAIT Ooks
Game opens up with point for point play. Ooks take a 2 point lead with a block from NAIT's #7 Josh Watson. NAIT's #2 Ben Kieser puts it down with a nice kill. Score is 10-7 for NAIT. Ooks creep away with a 5 point lead, which makes it 15-10. NWP's #10 Josh Dumont with a kill and get a point for the Wolves. Kill for #9 Ross Bishop and the Ooks make it 18-13. Wolves call a time out. Ooks come back strong and remain in the lead 20-15. Block from NWP's #4 Kaden Bennett and an ace serve from NWP's #17 Chad Morrison make it 19-22 for NAIT. Wolves #15 Justice Bigstone tips it over, NWP calls a time out. Score is 24-20. NAIT takes the first set 25-20.
Second set Wolves and Ooks go point for point with score tied up at 5-5. Ooks pull away with a 3 point lead. 9-6. Nice block from NWP's #07 Logan Hladchuk, brings the Wolves within 2 points. NWP's #10 Josh Dumont blocks former teammate NAITS # 07 Josh Watson. NWP's #15 Justice Bigstone with another block brings the score to 12-11 for NAIT. Wolves Justice Bigstone puts up the wall again for a huge block. Wolves trail by 1. Score 13-12 for the Ooks. Out of bounds serve by NAIT gives Wolves back possession. Wolves manage to tie it up 15-15 and call a time out. Ooks creep away again but Wolves battle back. An exciting rally ends in a out of bounds. Big kill from NAIT's 09 Ross Bishop, Ooks lead 22-18. NAIT takes the second set 25-20.
Third set starts with NAIT leading 2-1. Wolves #17 Chad Morrison gets a kill. Perfect placement for #17 Chad Morrison gets the Wolves another point. Ooks still lead 4-3. Ooks #7 Josh Watson hits the net which ties the game at 4-4. Block for the Wolves and they tie it up at 6-6. Ooks pull ahead again and lead by 2 score is 10-8. NWP's # 10 Josh Dumont ties it up with a kill. Score 10-10. NAIT's #7 Josh Watson with a kill and Ooks lead 13-11. NWP's #10 Josh Dumont puts down a kill. Wolves trail by 1. Another block from #NWP's #15 Justice Bigstone and the Wolves tie it up 15-15. A kill for Wolves # 10 Josh Dumont and the Wolves take a 1 point lead 19-18. NWP's #4 Kaden Bennett with another kill and the Wolves edge ahead again. Its all tied up 21-21. Wolves get ahead by 2 points, score is 23-21. NAIT calls a time out. Ooks tie it up again 23-23. Time out is called by the Wolves. Ooks take the set and the game 26-24.
Player of the game for NAIT #5 Wyatt Turnbull
Player of the game for NWP #12 Koda Dunfield