Iuliaa Pakhomenko was brilliant yet again for Thompson Rivers as the WolfPack completed a weekend sweep with a three-set victory over the Regina Cougars on Saturday night at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
 
Pakhomenko piled up 21 kills in the three-set match, and with only four errors on 30 attacks the Ukrainian outside hitter finished with a match-high .567 hitting percentage.
 
Thompson Rivers started out the match by hitting a blistering .630 as a team in a 25-19 win in the opening set – and that was the closest of the three, as the WolfPack followed that up with 25-16 and 25-15 wins to clinch the win and improve their Canada West record to 9-9 on the season.
 
Brianne Rauch added eight kills and a match-high eight digs for TRU, while Alina Sopizhuk had six kills and setter Katie Woo finished with 34 assists.
 
The Cougars (1-17) were led by Jenna Krahn and Diana Lumbala, who tied for the team lead with seven kills. Molly Wade-Cummings added five kills, a pair of blocks, and had a team-high .333 hitting percentage.
 
Regina will now prepare for its final two home matches of the year next weekend against Alberta, while Thompson Rivers will look to edge closer to nailing down a Canada West postseason berth next weekend at home against Manitoba.