Adrian Dyck had a match-high 21 kills and Daniel Thiessen added 20, both season highs for a four-set men's volleyball match this season for the No. 9 Winnipeg Wesmen program, but it wasn't enough as the host Wesmen dropped a 3-1 (25-17, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21) decision to the No. 10 Manitoba Bisons on Thursday, January 18 night at Duckworth Centre.

The loss put the Wesmen down two in the annual Duckworth Challenge event between the schools' soccer, volleyball and basketball programs.

In addition in the Canada West standings, Manitoba rises to a 7-10 record while Winnipeg falls to 10-7 mark.

Dyck, whose 21 kills is the tops for a Wesmen player this season, also added 12 digs and hit .366 on the match. Thiessen, whose 20 kills matched David Bommersbach for second-most in a Wesmen match this season, hit .395 for the night. The two outside hitters accounted for 41 of Winnipeg's 59 kills.

Middle blocker Ethan Duncan was the most efficient U of W player on the night, notching nine kills on 11 swings with zero errors as Winnipeg hit .286 for the match, the team's highest percentage since a Nov. 18 win over Thompson Rivers.

A balanced Bison attack won out eventually. Adam DeJonckheere, the team's leading attacker, was held in check for most of the night but finished with 13 kills. Scott Vercaigne led the Bisons with 16 and middle blocker Dustin Spiring added 10 on 15 swings plus had a team-high eight digs in the road victory.

Winnipeg lost its sixth straight, while Manitoba snapped a three-match losing streak.

The Duckworth Challenge Player of the Match for both teams were Daniel Thiessen and Scott Vercaigne.

The two teams meet again Saturday, Jan. 19 at U of Manitoba with first serve at 1:30 p.m. CT at Investors Group Athletic Centre.