Saturday, October 24 -

Trinity Western def WESMEN 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-14, 25-16)

Match Boxscore

The No. 3 Trinity Western women's volleyball team gained another win in its first home series of the season against the Winnipeg Wesmen Saturday night, claiming a 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-14, 25-16) victory Saturday night in Langley, BC

After winning 3-0 Friday night, the Spartans completed the weekend sweep to improve their regular season record to 4-0.
           
Despite falling to the Wesmen (0-4) in the first set, 26-24, the Spartans regained their rhythm in the second set to create a good tone for the sets to come.

Fourth-year outside Sophie Carpentier led the way for TWU offensively with 24 kills while hitting .391. Elly Wendel added 11 kills while Katie Devaney came out strong in the middle for the Spartans with a total seven kills and a match-high six blocks.

Ozana Nikolic and Karissa Kuhr of the Wesmen had 13 and eight kills respectively while setter Jayme Menzies had 28 assists for the night.

The first set had the Spartans struggling to find their groove and midway through the set, the score was knotted 16-16. Wendel led TWU with five kills, but the Wesmen were able to find their step late, winning the set 26-24.

The Spartans bounced back to take the second set, but not without climbing back from an early deficit. They fought for each point neck and neck with the Wesmen, but it was Winnipeg leading 12-10 midway through the set. However, a Rowyn Neufeld kill turned the tides for the home side as TWU went on a 6-0 run.

Set three was a decisive win for the Spartans as they continued connecting on great rallies and smart gameplay and took the set by a score of 25-14.

Carpentier came out strong in the fourth set and helped the Spartans to a 25-16 win with a whopping 12 kills.

Winnipeg will be back on the road in BC next weekend as they take on the UBC Okanagan Heat next Friday and Saturday.

(With Files from Trinity Western Sports Information)


  Friday, October 23 -

Trinity Western def  WESMEN 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-23)

 Match Boxscore

The No. 3 Trinity Western women's volleyball team picked up its first home win of their season as the Spartans prevailed over the Winnipeg Wesmen 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-23) Friday night in Langley, BC

Trinity Western improves to 3-0, Winnipeg falls to 0-3.

The defending CIS and Canada West gold medallists found good rhythm in all three sets, with fourth-year Sophie Carpentier leading the team with 19 kills and setter Nikki Cornwall  adding 38 assists.

Ozana Nikolic had a team-high 13 kills while for Winnipeg while Tia Boroski added six kills. Setter Jayme Menzies had 22 assists.

Playing in front of a boisterous home crowd at their old on-campus gym, TWU came out with aggression early on and never really slowed. The Wesmen pushed back in the third set, but TWU closed it out late to finish the contest in the minimum.

The first set was a great opener for the Spartans, as they won with a five-point cushion. Carpentier led the team in kills with eight while Wendel came in with five kills.

The Spartans pulled away early in the second set and never relented. Neufeld led TWU on a serving run that took the Spartans lead to 13-4. Improving their hitting percentage.257 in the first set to .333 in the second, TWU earned an eight-point win.

The Wesmen came back with force in the third set, challenging the Spartans up until the very last point when TWU won 25-23. At the 17-16 mark, Kristin Anton placed a kill that would break the Wesmen's lead and give the Spartans a chance to find their step again. With the score at 23-23, Carpentier notched her 19th kill of the set to give TWU a shot at match-point and then a Winnipeg attacking error put an end to the night.

The two teams will wrap up their weekend series Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. The match can be seen live on canadawest.tv

(Files from Trinity Western University Sports Information)