VANCOUVER, B.C. – Trinity Western lost for the first time in the preseason, falling 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-20) Thursday at War Memorial Gym. 

Piers De Greeff led the Spartans with 10 kills, while Kaden Schmidt had nine kills and Anselm Rein had 26 assists. 

Reeve Gingera was the Thunderbirds top attacker with 12 kills. 

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Adam Schriemer, TWU Head Coach
"Today, at War Memorial, it was great for our guys to play real volleyball. That's the best part about Canada West - the quality of our opponents are so high and we saw that today. UBC blocked the ball incredibly well and we failed to adjust offensively. Their service put us under a lot of pressure, which led to our offensive struggles. In Canada West, there's certain metrics you have to hit with serving and spiking and we didn't hit any of them today. When you give your opponents that many points, you'll never win. The nice part is that preseason is about preparation and lessons and the goal is to learn from these lessons and play better tomorrow."

UP NEXT 
The Spartans will continue to play in the Blue Team Cup Friday against UBC Okanagan and Saturday against Mount Royal. Both matches are at the Langley Events Centre at 5 p.m.  

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.  

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