LANGLEY, British Columbia – The No. 7 Trinity Western Spartans struggled throughout the match to find their game as they fell 3-0 to the UBC Okanagan Heat Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre – Building B in Langley, B.C. The 25-23, 25-16, 25-19 loss drops the Spartans to 5-3, while the win improves the Heat to 3-3.
 
The Spartans never found their attacking rhythm and couldn't slow the Heat down throughout the match as TWU finished the night hitting at .087 (35-27-92), while UBCO finished the night at .369 (39-8-84).
 
Third-year outside Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) with 11 kills, 9 digs, and two blocks, fourth-year middle Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) with 9 kills, one ace, and three digs, third-year outside Faye Murray (Rosenort, Man.) with seven kills, and second-year middle Isabella Stothart (Airdrie, Alta.) with five kills, and five blocks led the Spartans. Olivia Boulding with 12 kills, three digs, and three blocks, and Amaya Perry with 21 kills, seven digs, and three service aces led the Heat.
 
TWU fourth-year libero Mikayla McBain (Burlington, Ont.) led all players with 12 digs.
 
First-year setter Tayana Dmitruk (Surrey, B.C.) ran the Spartans' attack and finished with 32 set assists, while Kylan Finseth led the Heat attack and finished with 30 set assists.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head on the road to take on the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack on November 22-23 in Kamloops, B.C. Match times at the Tournament Capital Centre are set for 7:15 p.m. (PT) 4:45 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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TWU lead assistant coach Brynden MacTavish
" In this conference, everyone finds another level on night two, tonight we were not one of those teams. Hats off to a UBCO team that played incredibly well and came to play, but we did not answer the bell. We have a week to put our heads down and get to work for TRU."
 
NOTABLE

• TWU finished with six blocks, while UBC Okanagan finished with 13.
• The Heat had six service aces, while the Spartans had five aces.
• Last night the Spartans defeated the Heat 3-1 (22-25, 25-13, 27-25, 25-17).
• TWU is currently 31-6 lifetime against the Heat. TWU's last loss to UBC Okanagan in conference play was 3-1 on October 18, 2017, at the Langley Events Centre.
• Before tonight the Spartans had won 15 straight matches against the Heat.

 
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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
 
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