SPARTANS FALL TO BADGERS IN HAMILTON

HAMILTON, Ontario – The Trinity Western Spartans dropped their final match of the McMaster Thanksgiving Classic 3-2 to the Brock Badgers Saturday morning at Burridge Gym in Hamilton, Ont. The 18-25, 30-28, 21-25, 25-18, and 15-6 loss puts the Spartans at 1-2 in the tournament.

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TWU Head Coach Ryan Hofer
“It was a good battle this morning. We had lots of opportunities for us to just continue to raise our level and find our identity as a team. We’re learning what it takes to play at a high level this week. We’ve had many opportunities to continue to learn and grow as a team and this was another one as we build towards the season.”
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head home for the annual West Coast Classic Oct. 13-14 when TWU will face the MacEwan Griffins and the Calgary Dinos. Match times are at 6:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre. The Spartans open up Canada West conference play on October 20-21 when they will host the Fraser Valley Cascades.

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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