The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack looked a tad nervous as they met up with the nation's number one women's university volleyball team on Friday (Jan 18).

The Pack fell 3-1 to the Trinity Western University Spartans at the Langley Events Centre. The scores were 25-11, 22-25,25-14,25-17.
TRU had a solid night from Olga Savenchuk.  She had 10 kills in 32 chances.  The Spartans are unbeaten in 15 starts.
 
SCORES:
TRINITY WESTERN:  25   22   25   25   ---3
TRU:                            11   25   14   17   ---1

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS:

 
KEY STATS:

TRU
Olga Savenchuk (1^st year, outside hitter, Donetsk, Ukraine) 10 kills in 32 chances, 16 digs, 2 solo blocks, 5 block assists
Anastasiya Muzyka (2nd^t year setter, Potawa, Ukraine) 28 assists, 2 service aces, 5 digs
Kendra Finch (4^th year outside hitter, North Van, BC)  13 kills in 34 swings, 16 digs
Avery Pottle (3^rd year middle, Uxbridge, ON) 4 kills in 21 chances, 2 service aces, 2 digs, 3 block assists
Gabriela Podolski (3^rd year, outside hitter, Grande Prairie, AB) 2 kills in 12 swings, 3 service aces, 2 digs
Lizzy Reimer (1^st year, middle, Edmonton, AB) 1 kill in 6 chances, 7 block assists
 
TRINITY WESTERN:
Hillary Howe: 22 kills in 45 swings, 2 assists, 8 digs, 1 solo block, 1 block assist
Mikaelyn Synch: 14 kills in 25 attempts, 1 service ace, 2 digs
Emma Gamache: 19 digs
Micaylee Pacilowski: 10 kills in 23 opportunities, 3 digs
Brie O' Reilly: 8 kills in 10 chances, 47 assists, 4 service aces, 8 digs, 3 block assists
 
RECORDS:
TRINITY WESTERN: 15-0    TRU:  8-9
 
 
THEY SAID IT! (post match quotes):

TRU head coach Chad Grimm

On  match:  "We started super nervous in the first set except for Olga. She came to play today from the start. That was great to see. I thought Kendra, after the initial set where we were down big and found our way.  She came to play then. I t hought Avery, for the most part did well. Gabby came in and contributed. A few of us couldn't get over the nervousness. I am not sure if it was the fact we were playing Trinity at home or that they were the number one team in the country.  Olga blocked well  and defended well. Kendra managed the ball well. We had two sets with major letdowns. When we played well we competed. When we didn't we struggled. Hopefully we play better tomorrow."

UP NEXT:

 The WolfPack and the Spartans will put a capper on their weekend series tomorrow (Sat Jan 19) at the Langley Events Centre.  Match time will be 6 pm.
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.
All of the above matches can we viewed on a pay per view basis on www.canadawesttv.com.