Box Score LANGLEY, B.C. – The No. 1 Trinity Western Spartans defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 3-0 in game two of the opening round-robin Canada West play-off match Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The Spartans 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 win improves TWU to 2-0 in the postseason, while the loss drops MRU to 0-2.
 
Brodie Hofer with 12 kills, Mathias Elser with nine kills, five assists, three aces and four digs and Jesse Elser with seven kills, and three aces led the Spartans, while Mark DeWit with eight kills and Luis Lange with six kills, two blocks and one dig led the Cougars.
 
The Spartans came out strong and quickly jumped out an 8-4 lead, which they extended to five points, 16-11 at the technical timeout. The two teams sided out for most of the final points before TWU took the opening set 25-18. TWU hit at .522 (14-2-23), while MRU finished at .241 (12-5-29).
 
Mount Royal had a better start to the second set as they played TWU even and were tied 7-7. TWU then took control of the set and outscored MRU 9-4 to lead 16-11 at the break. The Spartans continued to control their strong all-around play to the end of the set, winning 25-15.The Spartans hit at .391 (13-4-23), while the Cougars hit at .278 (7-2-18).
 
In the third set the Spartans took control early with a 5-1 lead. The two teams played side out to the break with the Spartans leading 16-11. The Spartans rolled from there to finish of the match with a 25-16 win. TWU hit .579 (13-2-19), while MRU hit at .222 (8-4-18)

Up next the Spartans will take on the Brandon Bobcats in the final game of the round-robin play-off series. Game time at the Langley Events Centre is set for 8 p.m. PT. The Cougars will head to Abbotsford, B.C. to take on the Thompson Rivers WolfPack for a match at the UFV Athletic Centre set for 6 p.m. PT. Catch all the action on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.