In both men’s and women’s volleyball, the Trinity Western Spartans open the season as the top team in the nation.
On the men’s side, the No.1 Spartans (2-0) took gold in the 2019 U SPORTS Men’s Volleyball Championship, with the No. 10 Brandon Bobcats (3-1) taking runner up.
In their season-opening series with the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (0-2), Trinity Western was led by outside Brodie Hofer, who led the offensive charge in the Spartans’ pair of wins. The third-year student-athlete registered 18 kills through two matches.
In the women’s volleyball, the No.1 Spartans (2-0) also started with a weekend sweep over the Wolfpack (0-2). In the second match, Victoria B.C. native, Savannah Purdy, had a match-high 11 kills to go along with seven digs for the Spartans, while fourth-year setter Olivia Heinen racked up 27 assists in the contest.
The UBC Thunderbirds (0-0) are the reigning U SPORTS champs, emerging as gold medalists in 2019.
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