Game Information
Date: Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22
Time: 7:15 p.m. & 4:45 p.m.
Location: TCC Gym
3 Things
1: Entry will be free for any fan wearing orange at both games.
2: For the first season in WolfPack history there will be a beer garden and hot food being served inside the TCC all year long. Kid's Club presented by McDonald's is also back, featuring muffins, yogurt and colouring sheets.
3: TRU went 2-4 in the preseason, with the highlight being a 3-0 win over the UBC Thunderbirds at the WolfPack Invitational on October 6.
Weekend Story
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team will open their 2022-23 Canada West regular season at home this weekend when they welcome the Brandon Bobcats to Kamloops.
Playing at the TCC, TRU will welcome the Bobcats for games on Friday at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday at 4:45 p.m. The matches between the two teams will reignite a rivalry that has seen the squads meet up in the playoffs multiple times. In the 36 times that the teams have met since 2006, TRU holds a 19-17 edge but it was Brandon who won the most recent contest between the two teams when the Bobcats took a 3-0 victory in the first round of the playoffs.
Returning many key players from the 2021-22 squad that made it to the postseason for the tenth time in program history.
TRU WolfPack Season Preview
2021 CW regular season record: 8-8, 3rd West Division
2021 post-season record: 1-2, Lost Round 1
Pat Hennelly: 16th season / 130-176 Career CW reg. season record
Last CW championship / total CW championships: N/A
Last U SPORTS championship / total U SPORTS championships: N/A
2021 CW regular season ranks:
Offence: 11th - 13.2 points-per-set
2021 CW regular season leaders (returning):
Kills: 114 –
Sam Elgert, Setter
Assists: 247 –
Sam Elgert, Setter
Digs: 85 –
Sam Elgert, Setter
Blocks: 44 –
Michael Svab, Middle
Hitting percentage: .459 –
Corbin Ockerman, Middle
Key additions (name / position / eligibility / hometown / last team):
Archie Golding / OH / 1 / Lymington, UK / Weymouth VC
Brendon Lord / OH / 1 / Sherwood Park, AB / U18 Fog Black
Gavin Margerison / M / 1 / Kelowna, BC / U19 Team BC
Key losses (name / position / hometown / years with program):
Anton Napolitano / S / Melbourne, AUS / 6
Kyle Taylor / L / Calgary, AB / 6
Key performer (pictured above):
Sam Elgert
Setter
4th-Year
Edmonton, AB
2021 Stats: (114 Kills / 247 Assists / 85 Digs / .253 Hitting percentage / 12 Aces)
Mr. Versatile for the WolfPack last season,
Sam Elgert is the returning leader in kills, assists and digs. After spending time as both an outside hitter and a setter last season, Elgert will be the WolfPack's primary setter all season long with the graduation of
Anton Napolitano. The driving force behind the WolfPack offence, Elgert will be counted on to distribute the ball to a number of talented TRU attackers.
