The Manitoba Bisons ended the quest for a perfect season with a straight sets victory. But on the very next night, the Spartans delivered a sweep of their own to earn the split in Winnipeg.

Both men鈥檚 volleyball teams also qualified for the playoffs and maintained the .

The Spartans (15-1) are still tops while Manitoba (14-2) is ranked second.

The Bisons won ) before Trinity Western won the rematch, also .

鈥淭he guys showed a lot of heart and a lot of courage tonight to respond after last night,鈥� said coach Ben Josephson.

鈥淲e showed our passion to equal our purpose and that鈥檚 something we talked about before the game.

鈥淚t was fun, fun volleyball and fun to beat such a good team in a hostile environment.鈥�

With four matches remaining in the regular season, Trinity Western has the inside track to finish atop the conference and earn a bye to the Canada West final four 鈥� as well as the right to host the championship.

Ben Ball led the way in Saturday鈥檚 victory, setting a new three-set Trinity Western program record with 50 assists.

Rudy Verhoeff and Steven Marshall both had 18 kills and eight digs, while Verhoeff added three blocks and Marshall had a pair.

In Friday鈥檚 loss, Marshall had 16 kills, five blocks and six digs.

Verhoeff had nine kills and three blocks.

The Spartans are in Calgary this weekend for a pair of matches against the 9-7 Dinos.