Thrilling Five Sets
The VIU Mariners win a very entertaining match on Thursday night
VIU Mariners 3
COTR Avalanche 2
What. A. Match! The top two teams in men’s PACWEST volleyball went toe-to-toe on Thursday to open Week 11 of the regular season and this match did not disappoint!
The visiting Avalanche jumped out to a 2-0 lead with set wins of 27-25 and another 27-25 looking to continue their unbeaten streak.
In the third set the Mariners started to claw back and earned a 25-16 win, cutting the Avs lead in half. The home side continued their momentum in the fourth and evened the match with a 25-18 victory and were clicking on all cylinders forcing a decisive fifth set.
In the finale, the titans traded blows and eventually would need extra points to determine a winner. The Mariners dug a little deeper to utilize the momentum that they had captured in the third and fourth sets to score an exciting 19-17 victory in the fifth to complete the reverse sweep.
It’s the 10th win of the season for the Mariners (10-5) and the first loss of the campaign for the Avalanche (14-1). These two will meet again on Friday at 8:00pm in what could be a PACWEST gold medal preview. WATCH HERE