VANCOUVER – Trinity Western's women's volleyball team went 4-0 in the annual West Coast Classic, capping the preseason tournament with a 3-2 (25-27, 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 15-9) win over UBC at War Memorial Gym. 

The win sees TWU improve their preseason record to 6-1, as the Spartans earned West Coast Classic wins over UFV (3-1), Western (3-2) and Mount Royal (3-1) over the last three days. 

The Spartans will now look forward to playing in the Volleyball Showcase at the Langley Events Centre Oct. 14-16 when TWU will play Alberta (Oct. 14), Waterloo (Oct. 15) and Queen's (Oct. 16). 

QUOTABLE
Brynden MacTavish – TWU Assistant Coach
"It was a fun first rivalry night with Trinity and UBC. Overall, it was a great team victory. We got contributions from a lot of people and got a lot of people onto the floor. We continued to learn together and in the fifth set, we did a really good job of finding ways to score points and take control of the set."

NOTABLE
•    TWU has won eight of its last nine games against UBC, dating back to the 2019-20 season and including last year's Canada West semifinal. 
•    The only loss in that span was a five-set regular season setback on Nov. 27, 2021.

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, as well as women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 31 Canada West team championships.

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