KAMLOOPS, B.C.  – Trinity Western's women's volleyball team opened the WolfPack Invitational with a 3-2 (25-17, 17-25, 25-27, 25-21, 15-11) win over Fraser Valley Friday at the Tournament Capital Centre. 

The Spartans rallied from a set down to force a tiebreaker before taking the final set 15-11. 

NEXT UP
The Spartans will take on UBC in the semifinal of the WolfPack Invitational Saturday at 6 p.m. (PT). UBC knocked off Mount Royal in their quarter-final match. The winner of Saturday's semifinal will play the winner of the other semifinal between Thompson Rivers and Manitoba, with the losers meeting in the third-place match. 

QUOTABLE
Brynden MacTavish, TWU Assistant Coach
"It was great to be tested early in our first preseason match. I thought the team responded really well to having pressure put on them in a tight game. Sydney Gill (St. Catharines, Ont.) did a really good job with our offence and Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.)  looked really strong attacking-wise and got us some big points. Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) was solid and we got some really good contributions from players who came off the bench, with (Isabelle) Musholt-Ko (Vancouver) and Tayana Dmitruk (Surrey, B.C.) playing well as our double-sub. Overall, I'm really happy with the evening, as we start to learn how to play together as a group this season."

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 and women's and men's disc golf. 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 CIS 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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