The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women's volleyball team knew they had a tough task ahead of themselves this weekend in Canada West play. They were up against the unbeaten and number one nationally ranked Trinity Western University Spartans .
The Spartans lived up to their reputation as they beat the WolfPack in straight sets and won for a second straight night. The scores Saturday (Jan 19) at the Langley Events Centre were  25-20, 25-23, 25-18.
The Pack lost 3-1 to Trinity Western on Friday (Jan 18).
TRU falls two games below .500 at 8-10.  The Spartans are unbeaten in 16 starts.  Kendra Finch and Olga Savenchuk had 8 kills a piece for the WolfPack.

 
SCORES:

TRINITY WESTERN:   25   25   25  ---  3
TRU:                             20   23   18   ---0


VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS:


KEY STATS:

TRU
Anastasiya Muzyka (2nd^t year setter, Potawa, Ukraine): 24 assists, 5 block assists, 4 digs
Kendra Finch (4^th year outside hitter, North Van, BC)  8 kills in 22 chances, 11 digs
Olga Savenchuk (1^st year, outside hitter, Donetsk, Ukraine) 8 kills in 23 swings, 2 solo blocks, 3 block assists, 2 digs
Avery Pottle (3^rd year middle, Uxbridge, ON) 6 kills in 16 opportunities, 2 service aces, 3 block assists, 1 solo block
Hali Drezet (3^rd year, libero, Prince George, BC): 7 digs
 
TRINITY WESTERN:

Hilary Howe: 10 kills in 31 attempts, 4 service aces, 4 block assists, 3 digs
Micaylee Pucilowski: 9 kills in 18 swings, 1 service ace
Mikaelyn Sych: 9 kills in 12 opportunities,6 block assists
Ashtyn McKenzie: 6 kills in 14 swings, 3 block assists, 2 service aces
Brie O'Reilly: 35 assists, 2 service aces, 5 digs
 
RECORDS:
TRINITY WESTERN: 16-0   TRU: 8-10
 
THEY SAID IT! (post match quotes):

TRU head coach Chad Grimm

On  match:  " I thought eventhough we lost 3-1 last night and we lost in straight sets tonight, our play was much better. Our battle level was better . Our ability to just play the game was much better and every set was a battle compared to last night.  There was some improvements on that from last night. In blocking, I thought we showed some growth this weekend. Now we are going into the bye weekend and tighten somethings up as we go into the final weeks of the season."

UP NEXT:

 Thompson Rivers will return home for their final four regular season matches in Kamloops. They will entertain the Brandon University Bobcats at the Tournament Capital Centre on February 1-2^nd.   The University of Saskatchewan Huskies pay a visit to TRU the following weekend (Feb 8-9).  Those matches will be played at the old TRU Gym due to a scheduling conflict.
Friday, February 8 th will be 'Retro Night' where a number of championship squads from the Cariboo College and University College of the Cariboo eras will be recognized.
The Spartans continue their homestand next weekend entertaining the UBC Thunderbirds.
All of the above matches can we viewed on a pay per view basis on www.canadawesttv.com.