LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western outside-hitter Jesse Elser (Calgary) has been named Canada West Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week after an outstanding weekend, leading to a weekend sweep over Thompson Rivers.
The Spartans, now holding a record of 17-5 in conference play, were led by Elser’s tough serving throughout the duration of the weekend. Elser accumulated 12 aces in the sweep, with seven of them coming in a four-set victory over TRU on Friday.
This tally of serves now stands as the second most (regular season play) in a single TWU match spanning four sets. The record of nine is currently held by Mathias Elser (Calgary), who set it earlier in the 2022-23 season.
Still, Elser’s serving wasn’t the only thing keeping the Spartans ahead of the WolfPack throughout the duration of the weekend as the fifth-year totalled an efficient (.490 hitting percentage) sum of 27 kills, adding five blocks as well.
The Spartans wrap up their 2022-23 regular season at Brandon (12-10).
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, as well as women’s and men’s disc golf. 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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