BRANDON, Man. – The Trinity Western Spartans picked up a 3-1 (25-14, 21-25, 25-22, 25-18) win Friday night at the HLC in a back-and-forth affair that could be a playoff preview for next week.
The first two sets were a stark contrast, as the Spartans were in complete control in the first before the Bobcats answered back with a gritty second set victory.
A massive block from Rylan Metcalf set up match point in the second before J.J. Love served up an ace to tie the match.
The third set was close until the Bobcats took a 16-11 lead. The Spartans hung around however eventually tying it 21-21 before ending it on a 4-1 run.
The Spartans continued to roll into the fourth, concluding the match with four straight points on serves from substitution John Obi.
Jesse Elser and Henry Rempel each put up 15 kills for the Spartans while Brodie Hofer finished with 13.
Mathias Elser had a match high 41 assists in the win while Hofer had a match-high 13 digs.
Tom Friesen had a team-high 15 kills for the Bobcats while J.J. Love finished with 31 assists and Jens Watt had a team-high 10 digs.
The win improves Trinity’s record to 18-5 while the Bobcats sit sixth in conference standings at 12-11.
The two teams square off again Saturday at the HLC. First serve is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. but will follow the team’s senior night presentations, in which BU Athletics will bid farewell to Max Brook, Bryston Keck, Rylan Metcalf and Nigel Tolley.
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