KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Trinity Western University's men's volleyball team earned a 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 25-18) win over Thompson Rivers at the WolfPack Invitational Friday.
The Spartans improved to 2-0 in exhibition play after beating Calgary in three sets the day before.
QUOTABLE
Adam Schriemer – Interim Co-Head Coach
"I thought both teams played really aggressive and you could tell that with the serving. Because of that there were a lot of serving errors, which made it tough for both teams to find a lot of flow. I thought we got a lot better in a lot of different phases as the match went on. I think the highlight of the game was getting to see
Jesse Elser (Calgary) getting to play outside again. I was also really proud of our depth. We used a lot of guys and we saw players like
Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) and
Kyden Dmitruk (Surrey, B.C.) get a lot of experience in their first Canada West exhibition matches.
Tyson Hofer (Langley) did a good job coming off the bench and serving well. We have another big one tomorrow against the school out West to wrap up the tournament."
NOTABLE
• The Spartans currently have three players –
Cory Schoenherr (Waterloo, Ont.),
John Obi (Winniepg) and
Aaron Elser (Calgary) – representing Canada at the U21 Pan American Cup in Cuba. Canada is set to play in the bronze medal match Saturday at 11:30 a.m. (PT)
• The last time TWU and TRU played was Mar. 3, 2022 when the Spartans beat the WolfPack 3-0 in the first match of Week 1 of the Canada West playoffs.
UP NEXT
TWU will play UBC in the Spartans third of three matches at the WolfPack Invitational. First serve is at noon (PT).
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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