SPARTANS TOP CASCADES

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans men’s volleyball team opened their 2024-25 preseason with a 3-1 victory over the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night at the UFV Athletic Centre in Abbotsford, B.C.
 
The Spartans defeated the Cascades 25-19, 27-25, 20-25, and 25-20.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will have a fun day tomorrow at home-coming Saturday afternoon at the David Enarson Gym. The Spartans welcome back Alumni for an Alumni match and a Spartans vs Alumni match all beginning at 2:30 p.m. on the TWU campus in Langley, B.C.
 
QUOTABLE
Trinity Western Head Coach Adam Schriemer
“Going into the game we talked about how we wanted to do a really good job of committing to our serves and committing to our swings and just having a lot of quality transition. We did a really good job of that first set and a half. And then in almost every phase as the match went on, we just got really, really sloppy. Especially centered around our serve-pass in an offensive quality.”
 
“This game showed us that we have a lot of areas that we need to get better at. But not necessarily too much better, just to get more consistent.”
 
“I thought John Obi (second-year, Winnipeg, Man.) was the best for us today. He was great in every phase. It was fun to see him play well at opposite.”
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans are 10-1 lifetime against the Cascades
• TWU begins Canada West conference play on Friday, October 18 when they travel to Edmonton for a two-match series with the MacEwan Griffins. Match times on Friday and Saturday at the Christenson Family Centre are set for 6:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
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