The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men's volleyball team has seen their record fall to 7-6 in Canada West regular season play.
The Pack opened up a weekend series against the second ranked team in U SPORTS—the Trinity Western University Spartans with a straight set loss.
The scores were 25-18,25-17,25-18 at the Langley Events Centre.
TRU falls to 7-6 on the year while Trinity improves to 10-3

SYNOPSIS

The Spartans were led by Eric Loeppky. He had 10 kills in 16  chances with three service aces, three digs, one solo block and two block assists.
TRU was led by Tim Dobbert with seven kills in 21 swings with three digs and two service aces.

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KEY STATS:

SCORES:
TRINITY WESTERN:   25   25   25   ---3
TRU:                             18   17   18   ---0          
 
TRU
Tim Dobbert: 7 killa in 21 opportunities, 3 digs, 2 service aces
Tim Edge: 3 kills in 7 chances, 6 digs
Anton Napolitano: 11 assists
 
TRINITY WESTERN:
Eric Loeppky: 10 kills in 16 chances, 3 service aces, 3 digs, 1 solo block. 2 block assists
Jackson Howe: 9 kills in 14 attempts  4 block assists
Aaron Boettcher: 6 kills in 8 opportunities
Derek Epp: 30 assists

RECORDS:

TRINITY WESTERN: 10-3    TRU: 7-6

THEY SAID IT (post match quotes):

TRU Head Coach Pat Hennelly:
On Match:  " Both teams struggled from the service line but Trinity played much better in transition. Cole Hanson had two service aces two kills and one block.  Tim Edge and Tim Dobbert both had good moments for us."
 
 
UP NEXT:
The two teams will tangle again at the Langley Events Centre tomorrow (Sat Jan 19) starting at 8 pm.  The WolfPack will continue their four game road swing next weekend in Manitoba.  They don't return home until Friday , February 1^st  when they entertain the Brandon University Bobcats.  Game time on the Warner Rentals court at the Tournament Capital Centre will be 6:45 pm PDT.
All of the above matches can we viewed on a pay per view basis on www.canadawesttv.com.