SPARTANS SWEEP UBC OKANAGAN IN BLUE TEAM CUP

LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western earned their second consecutive 3-0 sweep on Friday night, defeating UBC Okanagan (25-16, 25-23, 25-17) at the Langley Events Centre.

The win sees the Spartans early season record improve to 4-1, and 2-0 in Blue Team Cup play.

QUOTABLE
Adam Schriemer – Interim Co-Head Coach
“Overall, I thought it was a pretty aggressive game. Both teams tried taking a lot of risks – mainly on serves. I thought that showed early in the first set. The highlight of the match is when Isaiah [Olfert] (Winnipeg) got on a run. He was able to mix in a lot of variations with his serves, and then we were able to create some separation in the first set.

“These matches are tough to play when both teams are aggressive as there’s not a lot of chances to build rallies. When they do come, it’s important to execute because there’s so few of them.

“I think the challenge for us is to stay mentally engaged, and show toughness when teams play aggressively against us. Overall, happy we were able to get the win – it’s always good to protect home court.”

NOTABLE
·       The Spartans are 38-4 all-time against UBCO.

UP NEXT 
TWU takes on Mount Royal at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday (6:00 p.m. PT) to wrap up the Blue Team Cup.

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 31 Canada West team championships.

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