LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fifth-year outside Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after recording 31 kills, 19 digs, 10 blocks, and five aces in the Spartans' weekend split with the Brandon Bobcats this past weekend in Brandon, Man.
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On Friday night, the human kinetics student had 14 kills, 12 digs, five blocks, and four aces in the Spartans' 3-1 loss to the Bobcats. Then on Saturday, Plouffe had 17 kills, seven digs, five blocks, and one ace in the Spartans' 3-0 win over Brandon.
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Plouffe and the Spartans will remain on the road next week, heading to Kelowna, B.C., to take on the UBC Okanagan Heat on January 22-23. Match times are set for 5:30 p.m. (PT) and 4:30 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
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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.
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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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