Game Information
Date: Friday, November 1
Time: 7:15 p.m. PT
Location: TCC Gym
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Date: Saturday, November 2
Time: 4:45 p.m. PT
Location: TCC Gym
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Weekend Story
KAMLOOPS – After one of the most outstanding weekends in program history the Thompson Rivers WolfPack women's volleyball team is back in Kamloops for their first home games of the 2024-25 season this weekend.
All weekend long entry will be by donation to the
Owyn McInnis Memorial – Men's Volleyball Athletic Award
Facing UBCO at 7:15 p.m. on Friday and 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, the WolfPack enter the weekend ranked No. 9 in Canada after a dominant performance in their opening games.
Taking on the reigning CW Champion Manitoba Bisons in Winnipeg, the 'Pack secured victories of 3-1 and 3-0 over Manitoba. On Friday, new member of the 'Pack
Rida Erlalelitepe tied a Canada West record with 31 kills in the four-set match. That mark is the third time that a player has recorded 31 kills in a four-set match in conference history. The other two times were both accomplished by former WolfPack standout Iuliia Pakhomenko. For her efforts Erlalelitepe was named both the WolfPack and Canada West Athlete of the Week.
Picked to finish fifth in the Canada West Coaches' Poll, a WolfPack squad that graduated just one player from last season and added some impact recruits put the nation on notice with their performance.
The Heat started their season with a bang as well, as they swept the MacEwan Griffins by scores of 3-1 and 3-0 in Kelowna.
Last season the 'Pack and Heat split a pair of games in Kamloops with each team winning by a score of 3-0.
TRU WolfPack 2024-25 Season Preview
2023-24 CW Regular Season Record: 10-14 (8th)
Offence: 2.09 aces per set (2nd)
Defence: 1057 digs (9th)
Key Additions:
Maria Dancheva / OH / 1 / Pazardzhik, BGR / VC Turan Turkestan
Rida Erlalelitepe / OH / 1 / Izmir, TUR / AS Canakkale SC
Claire McLean / S / 1 / London, ON / London VC
2023-24 Returning Stats Leaders:
Kills: 318 –
Brooklyn Olfert
Assists: 741 –
Libby Meldrum
Digs: 262 –
Olivia Andulajevic
Blocks: 62 –
Faith Christensen
Hit %: .305 –
Faith Christensen
Key Performer:
Brooklyn Olfert / OH / 4 / Winnipeg, MB
A Canada West Second Team All-Star last season,
Brooklyn Olfert is once again looking to lead a potent WolfPack attack. The product of Winnipeg finished second in kills (318) and third in kills-per-set (3.57) in the conference last year. A dynamic attacker, Olfert tallied three of the top five high-kill games in the conference - including breaking the 23-kill mark on three seperate occasions.
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?Olfert and the 'Pack made a return to the CW postseason last year and graduated just one player from that squad
