SPARTANS EVEN UP AT MCMASTER TOURNAMENT WITH WIN OVER UQAM

HAMILTON, Ontario – The Trinity Western Spartans moved to 1-1 at the McMaster Thanksgiving Day Classic tournament with a 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-16) win over the UQAM Citadels Friday afternoon at the Burridge Gym in Hamilton, Ont. TWU lost 3-0 to host McMaster on Thursday evening.

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TWU Head Coach Ryan Hofer
“Really proud of the team and how they battled tonight. They’ve been learning each and every step that they’ve taken so far this pre-season and I was really excited to just see them keep their eyes on the process and really take charge of each moment they have in front of them. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude and energy to learn how to do that and I thought they did a really nice job. We’re learning, we’re growing, and we’re figuring each other out. They did a great job tonight!”
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish off the tournament Saturday morning at 11 a.m. against the Brock Badgers. TWU opens 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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