LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western came back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to earn a 3-2 (25-27, 25-19, 24-26, 25-19, 15-13) win over Thompson Rivers Friday at the on-campus David E. Enarson Gym. 
 
After rallying to force a fifth set, the Spartans took control early in the final set, staking themselves to a 10-6 lead. 
 
The WolfPack took the first set 27-25, but the Spartans responded with a convincing six-point win in the second set. TRU edged the Spartans by two in the third set, but the home side bounced back with another six-point win in the fourth – capped by an impressive serving run from Zack Yewchuk.

QUOTABLE
Adam Schriemer, TWU Head Coach
"When we play exhibition games after having only trained for a little bit together, we want to see the team applying the things we've been working on and, for the most part, we saw that today. I thought our offensive tempo was where we wanted it to be and Anselm was really dialed in to what we wanted our offence to look like today. It was just that the execution wasn't always there. I'm really happy with how we served today. I thought tonight Liam (Rempel), Anselm (Rein) and Chuck (Yewchuck) had great serving nights. Not that the other guys had bad nights, but they didn't need to serve great because we were getting results from other guys. Our biggest issue was that we didn't block the ball well tonight. 

"It was great to play in the Enarson and to play great time like TRU. I thought they're setter and their outside hitter were awesome tonight and they made our life really hard. We always play to win, so we're happy to come out with a win."

NOTABLE
·       TWU has an all-time record of 74-14 against Thompson Rivers. 
·       TWU is now on a 16-match winning streak against the WolfPack. 
·       The Spartans last loss to TRU was Feb. 15, 2020. 
·       The Spartans haven't lost at home to TRU in nearly 15 years, dating back to Nov. 5, 2010. 
 
UP NEXT 
The Spartans will now prepare for a four-match trip to Ontario where TWU will take on Windsor twice (Sept. 25-26) as well as Guelph (Sept. 27) and Waterloo (Sept. 28). 
 
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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