LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's
Kaden Schmidt had an .857 hitting percentage, including 12 kills on 14 attempts to help lead the Spartans to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-11) win over Fraser Valley Friday at the Langley Events Centre.
As a team, the Spartans (2-0) hit .519 and were dominant from the serving line, with a 10-1 advantage in aces to go with a 6-1 edge in blocks. A big part of all of those numbers was setter
Anselm Rein, who was dealing all night, earning 27 assists, six aces and three blocks.
Kyden Dmitruk added eight kills and
Cory Schoenherr put up five kills.
Roan McCarthy had six kills to lead UFV (0-2). Silas Van Huizen had nine assists.
The Spartans hit .500 or above in all three sets, hitting .500 in the first set, .545 in the second set and .519 in the third set.
TWU held the Cascades to a -.035 hitting percentage.
QUOTABLE
Adam Schriemer, TWU Head Coach
"I think that was one of the best games of Kaden's career. He was so good offensively and the best thing about Kaden that won't show up on the stat sheet is the float serve reception upgrades he made today. He got targeted yesterday and struggled a bit, but he worked on it this morning and he made some really impressive upgrades in a few hours. Slammer (
Anselm Rein) was just dialed all night. Anselm had full control on this match, including his play at the net blocking, his play at the net offensively and then what he did from the service line. I thought the guys were really hard to play against all weekend long."
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are 14-2 all-time against the Cascades.
• The Spartans are 9-1 in 2025-26, including preseason.
UP NEXT
The Spartans have a bye next weekend before travelling to play the University of Winnipeg Oct. 31-31 at the Duckworth Centre.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in NAIA in cross country and track and field and 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.
-TW-
