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Heat women open second semester at UBC

Tight race atop Canada West volleyball has UBC Okanagan tied for third with Calgary
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The Heat ·É´Ç³¾±ð²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s volleyball team heads into the second semester with an 8-2 record in Canada West.

With five teams tightly bunched atop the Canada West conference in ·É´Ç³¾±ð²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s volleyball, each and every match in 2017 will carry considerable meaning for the UBC Okanagan Heat.

Steve ²Ñ²¹²Ô³Ü±ð±ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s defending national bronze medalists will open the new year with two key games this weekend in Vancouver, Friday and Saturday, against the rival UBC Thunderbirds.

The Heat (8-2) is currently tied for third in the conference with the Calgary Dinos, while the T-Birds (7-3) are just a game back.

Leading the way are the Alberta Golden Bears (10-0) and Trinity Western Spartans (9-1), both of whom the Heat will see in the ²õ±ð²¹²õ´Ç²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s second half.

With plenty of tough matches to come and little room for error in the second semester, five-year veteran Megan Festival said the Heat is ready to take on the challenge.

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœ(±á±ð²¹»å coach) Steve has done a good job of training us for the long run, so hopefully ·É±ð91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™l±ô be able to keep it going over the last part of the ²õ±ð²¹²õ´Ç²Ô,91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ said Festival, one of three co-captains on the Heat.

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœT³ó¾±²õ is when we tend to start peaking, when all the hard work ·É±ð91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™v±ð done starts to pay off.

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœW±ð know there ·É´Ç²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™t be any easy matches, so ¾±³Ù91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s time for us to ramp things ³Ü±è.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

Despite losing six players to graduation from last ²â±ð²¹°ù91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s ³Ù±ð²¹³¾91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ”m´Ç²õ³Ù of whom were ²õ³Ù²¹°ù³Ù±ð°ù²õ91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ”t³ó±ð Heat is once again holding its own in an ultra-competitive conference.

Festival said ¾±³Ù91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s a testament to the depth and talent of the Heat program.

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœW±ð had a lot of girls coming back who played key roles for us last year when they were called on, they got a lot of experience in important ²õ¾±³Ù³Ü²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õ,91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ she said.

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœM¾±³¦³ó±ð±ô±ô±ð Jakszuk has really stepped up this year after waiting for her chance, and Siobhan (Fitzpatrick) has been playing great.

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Meanwhile, the Heat men (4-6) will also be in Vancouver for a pair of matches this weekend against the UBC Thunderbirds (6-4).

The next home action for the UBCO volleyball teams is Jan. 20 and 21 against Trinity Western.

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Both UBC Okanagan basketball teams tip off 2017 at home this weekend with a pair of games against the University of Regina Cougars.

¹ó°ù¾±»å²¹²â91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s games at the Kelowna campus are set for 6 and 8 p.m., while ³§²¹³Ù³Ü°ù»å²¹²â91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s go at 5 and 7 p.m.

Claire Meadows and the Heat women sit at 2-8 heading into the second semester, while the Cougars are at 6-2.

Pete ³Ò³Ü²¹°ù²¹²õ³¦¾±91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Heat ³¾±ð²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s squad is 1-9, while Regina is 5-3.

 



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