WolfPack fall to Cougars in 2026-27 opener

Thompson Rivers University TRU 0-0,0-0

Mount Royal University MRU 0-0,0-0

Thompson Rivers University TRU

0-0,0-0

Final

Oct. 23, 2026

Mount Royal University MRU

0-0,0-0

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Thompson Rivers University TRU	13	21	25	18	(0)
Mount Royal University MRU	25	25	22	25	(0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 10/24/2026 12:53:00 AM | TRU WolfPack

Next Match:

at Mount Royal

10/24/2026 | 4 PM PT

Full Schedule

Oct. 24 (Sat) / 4 PM PT

at Mount Royal

History

QUICK FIRE

The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team battled back to take the third but couldn't find a way past the MRU Cougars in a 3-1 (25-13, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18) loss to open their season Friday night.

DIFFERENCE MAKERS

It was a pair of rookies leading the WolfPack in kills in the game as Mostafa Tayea and Elliot Rourke topped the charts with 14 and seven respectively. Tayea also added a pair of aces and three block assists to finish the night with a team-high 17.5 points. Walker Sodaro had 32 assists while libero Brandon Johnson tallied nine digs.
Calum Stewart powered the Cougars' attack with 10 kills on 20 attempts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a slow start in the first set saw them fall 25-13, the WolfPack began to work their way back into the game in the second with a closer score of 25-21 before taking the third.
Hitting .333 per cent as a team in the set, by far their best percentage of the night, an 8-3 TRU run highlighted by three kills from Tayea gave the 'Pack a commanding 18-14 edge. A solo block from Rourke and two kills from Tayea late sent TRU to the 25-22 victory.
The WolfPack couldn't complete the comeback to force a fifth set however as the Cougars jumped out to a 17-12 lead they wouldn't surrender en route to the 25-18 victory.

NOTABLE

Tayea, Rourke, Owen Schmidt and Will Clarmo all made their WolfPack debuts in the game.
TRU entered the season ranked sixth in the CW coaches preseason poll while the Cougars were fourth.

QUOTABLE (WolfPack lead assistant coach Reece Wilson)

"Started out very slow in the first two sets. Lost the serve pass battle which didn't allow our offence to get going. Had a strong 3rd set after the passing stabilized which made it easier for our offence. Unfortunately, weren't able to carry that through the entire 4th set."

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