After the two teams split the opening two sets, the University of Regina took control in the third and fourth as the Cougars won their first Canada West match of the 2017-18 season on Saturday night over Winnipeg at the Duckworth Centre.
 
The Cougars (1-3) won the first set 25-21 before Winnipeg squared the match up in the second set by the same score. But it was all Regina from there. The Cougars won 25-18 in the third, then hit .379 as a team in a fourth set which they won by a 25-17 margin.
 
Regina spread the ball around effectively on offence. Rookie Jessica Lerminiaux had a match-leading 13 kills and added 12 digs for a double-double, while Diana Lumbala had 12 kills, six digs, and five blocks. Brooklyn Reynolds and Ashlee Sandiford both had 11 kills, with Sandiford also adding a career-high 20 digs for her sixth career double-double. Satomi Togawa had 45 assists and eight digs, while Kathleen Ens chipped in offensively with five kills and also led all players with seven blocks.
 
Maria Colvin, Ashleigh Laube, and Kalena Schulz all had seven kills for Winnipeg, which falls to 1-3 with the loss.
 
The Cougars will be back at home next weekend with a tough matchup. They'll host the Alberta Pandas next Friday and Saturday, a team which swept its season opener over MacEwan on Saturday and is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation.