SPARTANS BEGIN TCC TOURNAMENT WITH LOSS TO PANDAS

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans opened the 2023-24 preseason with a 3-2 loss to the Alberta Pandas Friday evening at the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops, B.C. The 25-27, 25-21, 25-13, 22-25, and 15-10 loss moves TWU to the consolation side of the tournament.

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TWU Head Coach Ryan Hofer
“As the first game of the season for us and for this group it was a great opportunity to learn to play together. I was really proud of the grit that they showed in the fourth set. Coming back and fighting hard to push the game to a fifth set. We are learning lots of stuff each and every time that we play.”
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue the tournament with a match-up with the Mount Royal Cougars tomorrow afternoon at 5 p.m. at the TCC in Kamloops, B.C.

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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
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