LANGLEY, British Columbia– The Trinity Western Spartans had a dominant serving attack as they tied the team record for service aces with 18 in their 3-0 win over the Regina Cougars Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The 25-17, 25-21, 25-13 win moves the Spartans to 13-5, while the loss drops the Cougars to 5-13. With the win the Spartans move up to fourth place in Canada West
The Spartans end line attack was on fire with the team ending with 18 aces to only 10 errors. The 18 aces ties the TWU record which was set in a 3-0 win over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on November 10, 2012, in Langley, B.C.
Fourth-year outside
Maryn Boldon (Okotoks, Alta.) with 12 kills, 11 digs, and four aces, and fifth-year middle
Kaylee Plouffe (Sherwood Park, Alta.) with seven kills, six aces, three blocks, and three digs, and second-year outside
Sienna Driedger (Grunthal, Man.) with five kills, and three service aces led the Spartans.
Piper Harkness with six kills, five blacks, and four digs, and Jordy McEachern with five kills, four digs, and one block led the Cougars.
TWU second-year setter
Tayana Dmitruk (Surrey, B.C.) ran the Spartan attack, finishing with 29 set assists. Regina's Cassadi Klapak finished with 20 set assists.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now have a bye week before hosting the Mount Royal Cougars for the final games of Canada West conference play on February 13-14 at the Langley Events Centre. Game times are set for 5 p.m. (PT) and 3 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV. TWU is the host of the U SPORTS championship, which begins March 13 at the Langley Events Centre.
QUOTABLE
Ryan Hofer, TWU Head Coach
"I think our serving package changed the game for us, just being able to force Regina to play the ball, was a big part of what we needed to do, to just put us in a better position, and they did that tonight. I thought we made it tough on them to score. I feel we did a good job offensively. I think Tiana's doing a really nice job of distributing the ball, locating the ball, and just keeping everybody involved."
NOTABLE
- The Spartans finished the night hitting at .232 (32-13-82) while the Cougars finished at .089 (24-17-79).
- The Spartans had the edge in service aces 18-3.
- TWU had the edge in blocks 6-5 and digs 34-31.
- Last night the Spartans defeated the Cougars 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-16).
- The Spartans are currently 45-18 lifetime against the Regina Cougars
- TWU has now won 11 straight conference matches against Regina.
- The Spartans last loss to the Cougars was 3-2 on January 19, 2018 at home in Langley, B.C.
- The Spartans, now sit in xxxx place with two games remaining. Should the Spartans win their final two matches they will guarantee a hosting spot for the quarter finals.
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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