LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western capped its preseason schedule with a 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22) win over Mount Royal in the Blue Team Cup Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.

The Spartans finished the Blue Team Cup with a 2-1 record and wrapped up their preseason schedule with a 7-1 record.

TWU now has a 31-10 all-time record against Mount Royal. 

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Adam Schriemer, TWU Head Coach
"I think the ups and downs made it feel like a Canada West game. Sometimes it was back and forth for a while and then one team will have a run and the other team will catch a run – so that's why it felt like Canada West. I thought there were moments when our reception broke down and that's why their runs sped up and then there were moments when we weren't clean enough in transition. But that's also why we went on runs too. We heated up with serving and were clean in transition. What hurt us also helped us today, which is why it was up and down. I think more experience in games that feel like Canada West helps us. We have to grind and compete for two hours and that's what we had to do today. 

"In general, as we prepare for the regular season, I love our depth. The fact that we have three or four different outside hitters who can play, four or five middles who can play, two setters that can play, three or four guys who can play opposite and two liberos – that's going to help us in a long grueling season."

UP NEXT 
The Spartans will open the Canada West season Oct. 16 on the road against Fraser Valley before their home-opener Oct. 17 against the Cascades at the Langley Events 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.  

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