LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans used an efficient attack, hitting at .440, to earn a 3-0 sweep of Calgary Dinos Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 win extends the Spartans' unbeaten streak to five matches and improves them to 5-0, while the loss drops the Dinos to 2-3 in Canada West conference play.
 
Fourth-year outside Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) with 17 kills and three aces, fifth-year middle Cory Schoenherr (Waterloo, Ont.) with 10 kills and no errors, and second-year middle Zach Yewchuk (Surrey, B.C.) with 10 kills and three aces led the Spartans. Will Kay, with seven kills, four digs, and two blocks, and Sam Kay, with six kills, led the Dinos.
 
Fifth-year setter Anselm Rein (Erfurt, Germany), with 30 set assists, led the Spartans' attack, while Matthew Brown led the Dinos with 16 assists.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Dinos will finish the two-game weekend series tomorrow at 5 p.m. (PT) at the Langley Events Centre. The match can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Adam Schriemer, TWU Head Coach
"Love or offensive distribution and efficiency, again, the fact that we set our middles 27 times in three sets and hit just over 600 total efficiency, that's amazing. ?And then, obviously, the offensive performance again from Kaden was great, super efficient, and sneaky good today. It was just very steady, which was good to see. And I'm really happy with Wilhelm. It's a very unique role for him in his first Canada West start. really impressive to see what he did. And Corey going 10 kills at 909 was amazing. I think Corey just keeps establishing himself as the top middle blocker in the country, and he's doing it in every phase, with his blocking and his spiking, and then he's starting to serve a lot better, too, which is making his performance much more complete. ?Really fun to watch."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans quickly took control of the opening set, and after a second-year setter Willem Van Huizen (Langley, B.C.) kill, led the Dinos 16-10. Calgary wasn't able to close ground as TWU took the opening set 25-16. The Spartans hit at .389 (10-3-18) in the opening set, while the Dinos hit at .136 (7-4-22).
 
The second set was evenly played through the first three quarters of the set. Then, with TWU up by one point, 19-18, the Spartans took over. TWU went on a 6-2 run to close out the set 25-20 to take a 2-0 set lead. The Spartans hit at .414 (17-5-29), while the Dinos hit at .364 (10-2-22).
 
The final set saw the Spartans look to gain separation, but the Dinos kept clawing back into it. TWU built a six-point, 18-12, lead after a Schmidt kill, but the Dinos battled back. After a service ace by Cole Czepuryk, Calgary only trailed by two points, 20-18. But it was as close as the Dinos would get. The two teams traded points until a Dinos service error gave the Spartans the set 25-21.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans finished the night hitting at .440 (44-11-75), while the Dinos finished at .294 (28-8-68).
• Dinos had the edge in blocks 4-0. While the Spartans had the advantage in digs 30-15, and service aces 9-2.
• Last week, the Spartans swept the Winnipeg Wesmen, winning 3-1 and 3-1 in Winnipeg, Man.
• The Dinos had a bye week last week, but before that, Calgary was swept by the Manitoba Bisons, losing 3-0 on both nights in Winnipeg, Man.
• TWU is currently 56-29 lifetime against the Calgary Dinos. Last year in conference play, the Spartans split with the Dinos, winning 3-2 and losing 3-0 in Calgary on January 24 and 25.
• Fourth-year outside Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) was named Canada West BioSteel men's volleyball player of the week this past week after averaging 25.5 kills per game in the Spartans' weekend sweep of Winnipeg. His weekend-high 27 kills on Saturday equals the third-best total in a four-set match and puts him tied for the sixth-best performance overall in TWU history.

 
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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