PREVIEW: Emotional return to TCC on tap for WolfPack

Game Information
 
Date: Friday, January 12
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: TCC Gym
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Date: Saturday, January 13
Time: 4:45 p.m.
Location: TCC Gym
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Weekend Story
 
KAMLOOPS – For the first time since a devastating car crash tragically took the life of Owyn McInnis and resulted in life-altering injuries to Owen Waterhouse and Riley Brinnen, the Thompson Rivers WolfPack will play on their home court this weekend.
 
The WolfPack (5-7) will host the MacEwan Griffins (0-14) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday and 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. The games will be emotional ones for an extremely resilient WolfPack team that helped honour McInnis at a celebration of life on Wednesday.
 
TRU put together an amazing effort in their return to play last weekend. The ‘Pack split a weekend with the Winnipeg Wesmen, capturing a 3-1 victory Friday before falling 3-1 on Saturday. Matthew Hamilton was named the WolfPack, Canada West and U SPORTS Athlete of the Week for his impressive performance on Friday that saw him rack up career-highs in kills, digs and blocks before ending the game with two-straight service aces.
 
The Griffins were swept by the Manitoba Bisons in their last outing, falling 3-1 and 3-0 in Edmonton.

MacEwan won both games that these teams played last season in Edmonton.
 
By The Numbers
 
6th: Sam Flowerday is already sixth in program history through his two-and-a-half seasons of play with 693 kills.
 
9.22: Sam Elgert sits fifth in the conference with 9.2 assists-per-set.
 
5-1: The WolfPack are 5-1 in CW play against MacEwan in Kamloops.