LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans had four players with at least eight kills as the Spartans swept the Calgary Dinos 3-0 Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The 25-14, 25-20, 25-19 win keeps the Spartans unbeaten at 5-0, while the loss drops the Dinos to 2-3 in Canada West conference play.
 
Second-year outside Sienna Driedger (Grunthal, Man.) with 11 kills, six digs, and three aces, third-year middle Isabella Stothart (Airdrie, Alta.) with nine kills at .900, and three blocks, fifth-year middle Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) with eight kills, two blocks, and two aces, and fourth-year outside Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) with eight kills, five aces, and four digs led the Spartans.
 
Kaly  Komori with five kills, two digs, and Sophia Hansen with four kills, six digs, and two aces led the Dinos.
 
Third-year setter Tayana Dmitruk, with 35 set assists, led the Spartans' attack, while Anya Fehr, with eight assists, led the Dinos.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Dinos will finish the two-game weekend series tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. (PT) at the Langley Events Centre. The match can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Ryan Hofer, TWU Head Coach
"I thought Tana did a really nice job of distributing the ball. We've been working hard to build a balanced offence, with everybody able to compete or contribute using the different strengths they have. And I thought they did that tonight. We wanted to make Calgary play the ball on our serve, and I felt each person went back there and made good choices, and did a good job of managing the ball."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Dinos came out strong and jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead over the Spartans. But TWU responded and used a 10-5 run to take a 12-11 lead and put Calgary into a timeout. The Spartans continued to roll, taking a 16-12 lead after an Isabella Stothart middle attack, and forced the Dinos into another timeout. The Spartans kept rolling and, on the back of five service aces, took the opening set 25-14. TWU hit at .375 (14-2-32), while Calgary hit at negative .037 (4-5-27).
 
The Spartans took an early 5-2 lead, with Calgary taking a timeout to slow TWU's attack. The Dinos got back into the match and, midway through the set, had cut the TWU lead to one point, trailing 15-14. The two teams exchanged points as the set progressed, then Sienna Driedger scored with a kill and an ace to give TWU a 22-19 lead heading into the final stages of the set. The Spartans finished off the set with a 3-1 run to go up 2-0 with the 25-20 second set win. TWU finished the set hitting at .132 (14-9-38), while Calgary hit at .029 (8-7-35).
 
Trinity Western jumped out to another early lead, 5-2, but Calgary battled back to tie the set 9-9 after a Leni Blanke kill. A 10-5 TWU run put the Spartans up 19-14 and had the Dinos taking another timeout. The teams played sideout ball down the stretch before Boldon finished of the match with a cross-court kill to give TWU the final set 25-19 and the match 3-0.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans finished the night hitting at .276 (41-14-98), while the Dinos finished at .056 (21-16-89).
• Spartans had the edge in blocks 6-4, digs 38-32, and service aces 13-4.
• Last week, the Spartans swept the Winnipeg Wesmen, winning 3-2 and 3-0 in Winnipeg, Man.
• The Dinos had a bye week last week, but before that, Calgary split with the Manitoba Bisons, losing 3-1 and winning 3-0 in Winnipeg, Man.
• TWU is currently 38-42 lifetime against the Calgary Dinos. Last year in conference play, the Spartans split with the Dinos, winning 3-0 and losing 3-1 in Calgary on January 24 and 25.
• Fourth-year outside Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) was named Canada West BioSteel women's volleyball player of the week this past week after breaking the Spartans' record for kills in a match with her 26 on Friday night against the Winnipeg Wesmen.

 
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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