KELOWNA, British Columbia – With 60 set assists TWU setter Dora Komlodi (Calgary) rallied the Trinity Western Spartans to 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the UBC Okanagan Heat Friday night at the UBCO Furnace in Kelowna, B.C. The 25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 27-25, and 15-9 victory improves the Spartans to 15-2, while the loss drops the Heat to 8-9.
Meaghan Mealey (Calgary) with 19 kills, Ansah Odoom (Surrey, B.C.) with 15 kills, and two aces, and Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) with 10 kills led the Spartans attack, while Amaya Perry with 14 kills, and three aces, and Sydney Grills with 13 kills led the Heat. TWU’s Emma Gamache (Abbotsford, B.C.) finished the evening with 26 digs, while Sydney Grills led Heat with 18 digs. Rayn Perry had 34 assists for UBC-O.
QUOTABLE TWU Head Coach Ryan Hofer
“I am really proud of both teams tonight, with how they played and the composure that they had. Too many people stood out to name them all. They just gave it all. It was great volleyball to watch and it was great volleyball to coach. I thought our team was really remarkable in their resilience and the grit that they showed. And their fight and tenacity to really just keep pushing even when they were down. This game was really good for us for learning and growing as we get ready for tomorrow.”
NOTABLE
• TWU finished the night hitting at .247 (74-29-182), while UBC-O finished at .201 (51-18-164).
• The Spartans’ 74 kills in the match is the second most in program history. Trailing only the 76 kills they had in a 3-2 win at Manitoba on November 30, 2013.
• Komlodi’s 60 set assists is the second most in TWU history. Nikki Cornwall hold the record of 64, which was set in the Manitoba match as well.
• The Spartans are 26-6 lifetime against the Heat.
• The Spartans had the edge in kills 74-51 and digs 90-67, while UBC-O had the edge in blocks 17-5. Both teams had 10 service aces.
UP NEXT
The Spartans and the Heat will match up again tomorrow afternoon at 5 p.m. The game can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
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 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
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