EDMONTON – The Trinity Western men's volleyball team made it a perfect 3-0 at the University of Alberta FOG Classic with a 3-0 victory over the host University of Alberta Golden Bears Saturday evening in Edmonton.

The Spartans dominated the match winning in straight sets 25-22, 25-16, and 25-20. With the win the Spartans move to 3-0 in preseason play. The last time the two teams met was in the 2020 Canada West final, which the Spartans won by an identical 3-0 score.
 
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TWU Head Coach Ben Josephson
"In the earlier matches the guys played tough and gritty and we stole points where we could. Today was very different. Today I thought we showed our quality. The guys played clean, athletic and dynamic and had a lot of fun."
"It felt like Canada West big boy volleyball today. We got out to the court and there was music and a crowd and the Bears were warming up and it felt like volleyball was back and we played great in that environment and today was a lot of fun."
"Obviously a lot of volleyball things to get better at, but for our first complete performance on Canadian soil since the Canada West final in 2020 it was a lot of fun. So pretty awesome to be back at it. Lots to work on, but we are excited to be coming home after that kind of performance tonight and the lessons that we got from the previous two matches."

UP NEXT
The Spartans will head back to Langley for a week of training and studies before hosting the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday October 8 at 5 p.m. and then the Fraser Valley Cascades on Saturday, October 9 at 7 pm. Both matches will be played at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, BC.

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.

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