ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Brodie Hofer (Langley, B.C.) and Henry Rempel (Swift Current, Sask.) combined for 42 kills in Trinity Western's 3-2 victory over UFV (27-29, 25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 15-7) on Friday night at the UFV Athletic Centre.
 
Hofer and Rempel hit efficiently as well, putting down attacking percentages of .571 and .485 respectively to lead the Spartans (3-0) past the Cascades (1-2). A strong night from UFV's Nimo Benne, who made 19 kills, kept things close.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Cascades were up for it early, taking a set in extra points to move to a 1-0 lead (27-29).
 
TWU found their footing in the next set, going 17 for 19 on attacks for a hitting percentage of .842 (25-21). The Spartans moved to a 2-1 lead, winning the third set 25-16.
 
UFV got back at the Spartans to force a fifth set (22-25) before TWU closed the fifth set with a 15-7 victory.

QUOTABLE
Adam Schriemer - Interim Co-Head Coach
"I'm super proud of our guys and our effort tonight. We talked about playing really close together as a team and earning points and connecting on all the phases of the game. I thought we did that a lot. I'm really proud of the effort of our seniors – Jesse (Elser), Mathias (Elser), Brodie (Hofer) and Henry (Rempel) to play that well in those circumstances was very special. I thought Mathias was really dialled in offensively and because of that, our outsides were super efficient. I think if we can clean up some of our play in first ball with our serve and serve receive, we'll be able to create more opportunities for us. Overall, though, I'm happy with the guys and their effort tonight."
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans were lethal at the net in Friday's win, hitting .470 against UFV's .274. The Cascades made up ground off a poor serving night for TWU, making 28 errors on the night.
• The Spartans are 6-0 all-time against UFV.

 
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 32 Canada West team championships. 
 
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