KAMLOOPS, British Columbia – The Trinity Western men's volleyball team lost their first match of the season 3-1 to the Thompson Rivers WolfPack Saturday night in Kamloops, B.C. 

The three-time defending Canada West champion Spartans evened their preseason record at 1-1 with the 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 24-16 loss to the WolfPack. 

The Spartans will continue preseason training over the next two weeks before suiting up again at the Blue Team Cup October 11-13. 

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TWU Head Coach Ben Josephson

"It was a very intense game tonight. We didn't play as well as we did last night and they served the ball really well. We had too many errors tonight to overcome a WolfPack team who were very strong. Lots of good things to evaluate and work on as we head home." 

About Spartan Athletics

As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 10 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country and track & field. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 11 U SPORTS team championships and 25 Canada West team championships.

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