LANGLEY, BC  – Trinity Western Spartans beat Winnipeg 3-2 (25-17, 17-25, 19-25, 25-15, 15-10) in the West Coast Classic. The Spartans won all three games in their preseason tournament.
 
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Ryan Hofer, TWU Head Coach 
"Our team is still learning how to play clean volleyball. I think there's a couple good examples of us just giving our opponents too many points, and I think it's controlling our side of the court. I thought that we showed some good composure. I don't feel we got rattled out there, and I think just we were working through things, and we figured it out in the end. Kudos to the team, great serving run for some athletes to go back there and do what they did. But a lot of learning going on this weekend."
 
UP NEXT
TWU will face Manitoba at their homeopener at the Langley Event Centre on October 23 at 5PM and 24 at 3PM.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes 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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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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