FIVE SPARTANS EARN CANADA WEST HONOURS

LANGLEY, B.C. – The No. 1-ranked and regular season champion Trinity Western women’s volleyball team earned a conference-leading five Canada West honours, including four all-stars and an all-rookie team nod. 

Star outside Savannah Purdy (Victoria) led the way for the Spartans as she was named a First Team All-Star, while Ansah Odoom (Surrey, B.C.), Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) and Dora Komlodi (Calgary) were all named Second Team All-Stars. Superstar first-year Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) was named to the All-Rookie Team.

Purdy helped lead TWU to a conference-best 22-2 regular season record, while averaging 3.21 points per set, including 2.67 kills per set and 0.45 aces per set, to go with 1.96 digs per set. Purdy was also 10th in the conference in hitting percentage, at .285.

Odoom led the Spartans in kills with 3.20 per set (9th in CW) while also earning a .294 hitting percentage (9th in CW). All told, Odoom finished the regular season with a team-leading 3.89 points per set (8th in CW).

The second-year Plouffe enjoyed a breakout season in the middle, leading all of Canada West with a .437 hitting percentage, while averaging 0.73 blocks per set. The dynamic middle finished the year third amongst Spartans with 2.77 points per set. 

Running the show for the Spartans was star setter Komlodi, who guided TWU to a conference leading .267 hitting percentage while, individually, she finished second in CW with 9.83 assists per set. 

In her first year with TWU, Boldon burst onto the scene and gave Spartans fans plenty to be excited about for the future. Boldon averaged 2.35 kills per set, which put her third on the team and finished with 2.61 points per set. 

The Spartans will host Winnipeg this weekend at the Langley Events Centre, starting Thursday (6pm PT), in a best-of-three Canada West Semifinal series. The winner of the series will advance to the Canada West final and secure a berth into the U SPORTS Championship tournament. The top three teams in Canada West advance to the national tournament. 

POSITION / NAME / UNIVERSITY / YEAR / PROGRAM / HOMETOWN
1st Team All Stars
OH / Gabrielle Attieh / Fraser Valley / 4 / Arts / Surrey, BC
S / Quinn Pelland / Mount Royal / 5 / Business / Wanham, AB
OH / Savannah Purdy / Trinity Western / 4 / Psychology / Victoria, BC
OH / Emma Parker / Winnipeg / 5 / Science / St. Adolphe, MB
RS / Sydney Grills / UBC Okanagan / 3 / Arts / Vancouver, BC
M / Nyadholi Thokbuom / Mount Royal / 4 / Sociology / Calgary, AB
OH / Haley Roe / Mount Royal / 5 / Criminal Justice / Airdrie, AB

2nd Team All Stars
OH / Ansah Odoom / Trinity Western / 4 / General Studies / Surrey, BC
OH / Lauryn Tremblay / Alberta / 4 / Kinesiology, Sport & Rec. / St. Albert, AB
M / Kaylee Plouffe / Trinity Western / 2 / Human Kinetics / Sherwood Park, AB
OH / Raya Surinx / Manitoba / 1 / Science / Winnipeg, MB
OH / Elise Petit / British Columbia / 5 / International Forestry / Redmond, WA
OH / Cara Kovacs / British Columbia / 4 / Science / Vancouver, BC
S / Dora Komlodi / Trinity Western / 5 / Education / Calgary, AB

All Rookie Team
OH / Raya Surinx / Manitoba / 1 / Science / Winnipeg, MB
OH / Daisy Olsen / Calgary / 1 / Kinesiology / Airdrie, AB
OH / Laila Johnston / Alberta / 1 / Education / Edmonton, AB
OH / Natalie Lemoine-Sells / Fraser Valley / 1 / Criminal Justice / Winnipeg, MB
OH / Maryn Boldon / Trinity Western / 1 / Human Kinetics / Okotoks, AB
S / Issy Robertshaw / British Columbia / 1 / Applied Science / Calgary, AB
M / Madison Gardner / UBC Okanagan / 1 / Human Kinetics / Vernon, BC

WOMEN’S ALL-STARS AND ALL-ROOKIES BY TEAM
School / First Team / Second Team / All-Rookies = TOTAL
Trinity Western Spartans: 1 / 3 / 1 = 5
Mount Royal Cougars: 3 / 0 / 0 = 3
UBC Thunderbirds: 0 / 2 / 1 = 3
Fraser Valley Cascades: 1 / 0 / 1 = 2
UBCO Heat: 1 / 0 / 1 = 2
Alberta Pandas: 0 / 1 / 1 = 2
Manitoba Bisons: 0 / 1 / 1 = 2
Winnipeg Wesmen: 1 / 0 / 0 = 1
Calgary Dinos: 0 / 0 / 1 = 1

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 and varsity disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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