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MRU's Byam, Pelland earn named CW volleyball players of week

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Mount Royal University’s Chris Byam and Quinn Pelland were named the Canada West Volleyball Players of the Week on Tuesday.

Byam was the central figure as the visiting Cougars ended the Alberta Golden Bears’ 19-match win streak and handed them just their second loss of the season.

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Byam outpaced all hitters on the floor with 23 kills while converting on .321 of his attempts.

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The Bow Island product returned Saturday with 10 kills, three blocks, a service ace, and five digs but his efforts were not enough to topple Alberta (20-2).

The second-place Cougars (15-5) will be back in action Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (7 p.m.) when they host the Brandon Bobcats (12-8).

With just two weekends and four matches left in the regular season, the Cougars are looking to clinch a top-four finish and host a best-of-three quarterfinal Feb. 24-26.

Meanwhile, setter Pelland showed up big on both the offensive and defensive sides. The Wanham product put up 27 assists and 13 digs Friday evening as MRU (15-5) made quick work of the Pandas (8-12).

On Saturday, Pelland posted 50 assists and 19 digs in just four sets as the Cougars completed a sweep of Alberta and extended their win streak to seven matches.

Third-place MRU next hosts Brandon (0-20) on Friday (8 p.m.) and Saturday (5 p.m.), with their sights also set on hosting a quarterfinal series Feb. 24-26.

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