LANGLEY, B.C. – The Spartans quest to defend last season's Canada West championship begins this week as they host Winnipeg in the conference quarter-finals at the Langley Events Centre. 
 
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Feb. 20 vs. Winnipeg (9-15) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) |  WATCH
Feb. 21 vs. Winnipeg (9-15) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) | WATCH
*Feb. 22 vs. Winnipeg (9-15) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) | WATCH
*if necessary
 
THE WEEKEND STORY

• TWU capped off its regular season on an eight-game win streak after road victories over Thompson Rivers. They concluded the season atop the conference standings with their best record ever at 22-2. 
• They take on a Winnipeg side that finished eighth in the conference at 9-15, having gone 3-7 over its last 10 games. 
• Spartans outside Hilary Howe (Calgary) and Avery Heppell will lead the TWU attack, as Howe ranked second in conference kills-per set (3.95) and Heppell second in hitting percentage (.348). 
• The Spartans hold a 34-9 all-time record against the Wesmen, having won 31 games in a row overall (regular season and playoffs combined).
• TWU most recently defeated Winnipeg in a pair of straight sets wins during TWU's home opening weekend (Oct. 25-26).  

 
BY THE NUMBERS
Trinity Western
Team Stats (rank in CW)
Points Per Set: 17.8 (1^st)
Team Hitting Percentage: .251 (2^nd)
 
Individual Stats (rank in CW)
Kills Per Set: 3.95 – Hilary Howe (2^nd)
Hitting Percentage: .348 – Avery Heppell (2^nd)
Assists Per Set: 6.71 – Dora Komlodi (9^th)
Blocks Per Set: 1.30 – Mikaelyn Sych (1^st)

Winnipeg
Team Stats (rank in CW)
Points Per Set: 15.7 (8^th)
Team Hitting Percentage: .158 (9^th)
 
Individual Stats (rank in CW)
Kills Per Set: 3.22 – Emma Parker (5^th)
Hitting Percentage: .263 – Haille Bujan  (13^th)
Assists Per Set: 9.92 – Rylie Dickson (2^nd)
Blocks Per Set: 0.91 – Taylor Boughton (17^th)
 
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (22-2)
Canada West Standings: 1^st
Last Weekend: at Thompson Rivers (W 3-0, W 3-1)
Streak: W8
Regular Season Form: W-W-W-W-W
 
WINNIPEG WESMEN (9-15)
Canada West Standings: 8^th
Last Weekend: at Mount Royal (L 3-0, L 3-2)
Streak: L2
Regular Season Form: L-L-W-L-L
 
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, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.
 
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