LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were unable to get the weekend sweep as they fell 3-1 Saturday afternoon at the Jack Simpson Gym in Calgary, Alta. The 25-21, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21 loss drops the Spartans to 6-10, while the win drops the Dinos to 4-12.
 
Third-year outside Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) with 17 kills, eight digs, and four service aces, and fourth-year middle Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) with 11 kills, six blocks, and four digs led the Spartans. While Sophia Hansen with 16 kills, and eight digs, Miranda Baines with 12 kills, 15 digs, two blocks, and two digs, and Daisy Olsen with 12 kills six digs, and five blocks led the Dinos.
 
Third-year setter Sydney Gill (St. Catharines, Ont.) and first-year setter Tayana Dmitruk (Surrey, B.C.) each finished with 20 set assists for the Spartans. While Anya Fehr with 22 assists, and Amelia Anderson with 13 assists led the Dinos.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now return to BC for a home-and-home series with the Fraser Valley Cascades, on Thursday, February 6 at 5 p.m. (PT) at the Langley Events Centre, and Friday, February 7 at 7:45 p.m. (PT) at the UFV Athletic Centre. Both games are streamed live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Trinity Western Head Coach Ryan Hofer
"Tough loss this evening.  I know we were all working hard for a different outcome. But we will get back to work this next week and get ready for our next opponent.  I trust the character and resilience of this group to respond in a way that will help us keep getting better." 

AS IT HAPPENED
The opening set had the two teams vying for control early and being tied at 14-14 after a service ace from Boldon. However, The Dinos finished the set strong with an 11-7 run to take the opening set 25-21 and lead 1-0.

In the second set, the Spartans took control early against Calgary, capitalizing on a series of Calgary's errors to build a lead. At 7-3, Boldon recorded a service ace that prompted a Calgary timeout, but the momentum remained with the Spartans. Calgary struggled with attack errors, allowing Trinity Western to extend their advantage to 12-4 after an attack error by Miranda Baines. Despite a brief push from Calgary, highlighted by a kill from Daisy Olsen at 15-10, Trinity Western maintained their edge, closing the set with a 25-16 victory after Isabelle Musholt-Ko's decisive kill to tie the match at 1-1.

The third set started with Calgary gaining an early advantage to lead 9-2, prompting a timeout from Trinity Western. The Spartans gained momentum and after a kill by Maryn Boldon, TWU had closed the gap to 16-11, leading to a Calgary timeout. Despite a strong comeback attempt by Trinity Western, featuring multiple kills from Boldon and a service ace by Kaylee Plouffe, Calgary secured the set at 25-23 with a final kill by Sophia Hansen.

The fourth set saw Trinity Western start strong with a service ace from Maryn Boldon at 4-1 and continued to lead with an 8-6 advantage following a service ace by Tayana Dmitruk. Calgary managed to level the score at 16-16 with a series of solid plays, including a block by Daisy Olsen and Sam Silva. Calgary pulled ahead down the stretch with a 9-5 run to take the set with a final service ace by Miranda Baines, 25-21, to win the match 3-1.

NOTABLE 

• TWU finished the night hitting .184 (53-27-141), while Calgary hit at .199 (49-21-141).
• The Spartans finished with eight blocks, while the Dinos finished with 15-5.
• Calgary had a 9-8 edge in service aces.
• TWU is currently 38-42 lifetime against the Dinos.
• The Spartans defeated the Dinos 3-0 Friday night.
• The Spartans lost 3-2 to Calgary in a preseason game on October 6.

 
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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