SPARTANS DEFEAT CALGARY IN FOUR

LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western defeated Calgary 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18) at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday.
 
Savannah Purdy (Victoria) and Ansah Odoom (Surrey, B.C.) led the Spartans (6-0) with 18 and 16 respective kills while Calgary’s (3-3) Daisy Olsen led the Dinos with 12 kills.
 
Odoom was also the most efficient player of the night, hitting .571 on 28 errorless attempts.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans ran away with the first set, taking a 25-13 set victory.
 
The Dinos battled back in the second set, taking a 25-21 set victory with Mya Sheridan sealing the deal with a kill.
 
U of C kept things close in the third set, but the Spartans were able to close the set out with a 25-23 victory. Purdy ended the set with one of her 18 kills on the night.
 
TWU closed the match with a 25-18 set victory.
  
QUOTABLE
Ryan Hofer – TWU Head Coach
“Each year is a new year, and this team needs to learn how to play together. What happened last year isn’t going to transfer over to this year, so leaders are learning to lead, and players are learning how to handle pressure and perform in different environments. We’re trying to build an environment where we’re working together and supporting each other to bring out our best.
 
“I think we put a good serving package together tonight. There are some lows in our game that we can pick up and be tighter on.
 
“Each night we’re trying to measure ourselves based on our standards. I don’t want us comparing ourselves to our opponent. We’re trying to meet standards that can get us as deep as we can in the playoffs.”

NOTABLE

• The Spartans held the Dinos to a .120 hitting percentage. TWU hit .272 on the night.
• Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) also hit efficiently, putting down six kills on ten errorless attempts for a .600 hitting percentage.
• The Spartans are 35-36 all-time against the Dinos, but TWU hasn’t lost to the U of C since Feb. 3, 2018. Since then, the Spartans have won 12 consecutive matches against the Dinos.

 
UP NEXT
The Spartans head to Calgary to play at Mount Royal next weekend.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women’s and men’s soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women’s rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men’s rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
 
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