The University of Regina's women's volleyball team was felled in three sets for the second consecutive night by No. 1-ranked UBC Okanagan on Saturday night in Kelowna, B.C.
 
All three sets followed similar scripts, with the Cougars hanging around until late pushes by UBC Okanagan tilted the match in the Heat's favour. The Cougars forced a UBC Okanagan timeout with an 18-15 lead in the first set, only to have the Heat respond by scoring 10 of the last 13 points of the set to take a 25-21 win.
 
The Cougars had a 16-14 lead at the media timeout in the second set, but again it was all UBC Okanagan after that, as the Heat closed out the set on an 11-3 run to win 25-19. The third set developed a little differently with the U of R trailing by just a point or two most of the way, but the Cougars fired up three straight points to draw even at 21-21 – but again, UBC Okanagan finished strong by taking each of the next four points, three of which came on Emily Oxland service aces.
 
Kaitlynn Given finished with a match-high 12 kills for UBC Okanagan, while Oxland had a double-double with 25 assists and 10 digs.
 
The Cougars (0-2) were led offensively by second-year right side Ashlee Sandiford, who had 11 kills on a total of 31 attacks and also added three aces. First-year setter Satomi Togawa finished with 19 assists and a team-leading six digs, while Molly Wade-Cummings led the Cougars at the net with four blocks.
 
The U of R will now prepare for another road weekend, this time at Mount Royal's campus in the southwest quadrant of Calgary. Mount Royal will also come into the weekend with an 0-2 record after starting the Canada West schedule with a pair of four-set losses to MacEwan.