EDMONTON, Alta. – The No. 4 Trinity Western Spartans were in tough against the No. 1 Alberta Pandas as TWU fell 3-0 to the Pandas Friday night at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alta. The 25-22, 25-18, 25-20 loss drops the Spartans to 6-3, while the win improves the Pandas to 8-1.
Fifth-year middle
Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) with 10 kills and two digs, and fourth-year outside
Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) with six kills, two blocks, and two digs led the Spartans. Abby Guezen with 16 kills, three digs, and two blocks, and Laila Johnston with 12 kills, five blocks, and five digs led the Pandas.
Third-year setter
Tayana Dmitruk, with 21 set assists, led the Spartans' attack, while Sophia Magus, with 33 set assists, led the Pandas.
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Pandas will finish off the two-match series tomorrow at 7 p.m. (MT) at the Saville Community Sports Centre, which will be available to watch live on CBC Sports Game of the Week.
NOTABLE
- The Spartans finished the night hitting at .109 (31-21-92), while the Pandas finished at .329 (40-12-85).
- Alberta had the edge in blocks 9-4and digs 32-30. While the Spartans had the edge in aces at 3-2.
- TWU is currently 43-53 lifetime against Alberta.
- Last week, the Spartans lost to the Thunderbirds 3-2 (21-25, 35-33, 25-22, 13-25, 15-13) at War Memorial Gym in Vancouver, B.C.
- Last week, the Pandas swept the Mount Royal Cougars 3-0 and 3-0 in Edmonton, Alta.
- The Spartans' last win over the Pandas was 3-0 on January 7, 2023.
- These are the final conference matches of the fall semester for the Spartans.
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 as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country 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 33 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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