LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fourth-year outside Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after setting a Spartans single-game record for kills in a match with 26 in her first match of the weekend against the Winnipeg Wesmen in Winnipeg, Man.
On Friday night, the human kinetics student finished with 26 kills, 11 digs, and one block to lead the Spartans to a 3-2 win over the Wesmen. Then on Saturday night, Boldon followed up with 13 kills, 15 digs, and one block to lead the Spartans to a 3-0 win over the Wesmen.
The previous TWU kill record was 25, held by Kara Jansen Van Doorn (2x) and, most recently, by Sophie Carpentier on February 12, 2016, at Thompson Rivers.
Boldon and the Spartans will now return home for a pair of matches with the Calgary Dinos on November 7-8. Game times are set for 5 p.m. (PT) and 4 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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