Scheduled Game: @Calgary*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Trinity Western 25 23 18 12 1 Calgary 18 25 25 25 3 « FINAL

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Game Recap

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (CANADA WEST)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
TRINITY WESTERN (1) AT CALGARY (3)
(18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-12)

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DINOS RALLY OVER SPARTANS
    
CALGARY – Midway through the third set things went sideways for the No. 2 Trinity Western Spartans as they fell 3-1 to the University of Calgary Dinos Friday night in Calgary. The 18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-12 loss drops the Spartans to 12-5, while the win moves the Dinos to 9-8. TWU currently sits tied with Alberta for third spot in Canada West, while Calgary moves into a tie for fifth spot with Manitoba.

“It was a tough night and we didn’t play very well as a team and as a group. We need to show a little more composure and character tomorrow,” commented TWU head coach Ryan Hofer. “The beauty of these weekends is that you play tough volleyball against good teams and I believe that we are going to rise to the challenge tomorrow. I believe that this team has the toughness and the character to be able to get it done tomorrow.”

The Spartans dominated the first set and look to be in control of the third, after dropping the second set to even the match.  But with TWU leading 14-10 in the third the Spartans seemed to lose the momentum of the match as the Dinos serving took over. The Dinos outscored the Spartans 11-4 to take the third set and then Calgary dominated the fourth set 25-12, to take the match 3-1.

Royal Richardson with 19 kills and Amy Leschied with 17 kills and 10 digs led the Spartans, while Sarah Moncks with 13 kills and seven digs and Melanie Miazga with 11 kills led the Dinos.

TWU looked like they were cruising in the first set. Richardson and Leschied each had seven kills, while hitting for 60 percent and 54.5 percent to lead the Spartans to a 25-18 victory. TWU, who led 8-5 and 16-11, finished the set hitting at 29.4 percent to Calgary’s 10.5 percent.

Calgary responded in the second set as the Dinos led the Spartans 16-10 at the technical timeout. However, TWU rallied and was able to tie the set up at 21-21. The two teams remained tied at 23-23 when the Dinos took advantage of a couple Spartans errors to take the second set 25-23 and tie the match at 1-1.

In the third set the Spartans looked like they were on their way to a 2-1 set lead with a 14-10 lead late in the middle of the set. The Dinos would dramatically turn the tide of the match over the next 19 points as they dominated the game to take the third set 25-18.

In the fourth set TWU was playing from behind right of the start as they trailed 11-4 and 16-8 at the technical break. The Spartans never got anything going at the Dinos finished of the set 25-12 and the match 3-1.

The two teams will match up again tomorrow evening at the Jack Simpson Gym on the University of Calgary campus. Match time is currently set for 6 p.m. MST.

Match Notes: TWU finished with 11 team blocks, while Calgary finished with 11.5…the Dinos were much better than the Spartans from the end line as they finished with 11 service aces to TWU’s single ace…The Spartans finished at the game hitting at 15.6 percent, while the Dinos finished at 17.6 percent…

-TW-

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