Sebastien Steigmeier scored a match-high 27 kills as the Brandon University men’s volleyball team rallied from two sets down to edge the UBC Thunderbirds in five sets on Thursday night in their playoff opener in Vancouver.
Set scores were 20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22 and 15-9.
Sam Tuivai had 15 kills while Frank Jones added seven blocks for the Bobcats, who can sweep the best-of-three series on Friday night and advance to next weekend’s Canada West Final Four.
David Stasica added 52 assists and 12 digs for the defending conference champions.