LANGLEY, B.C. – Led by fourth-year outside Kaden Scmidt's (Mississauga, Ont.) 20 kills the Trinity Western Spartans earned a tightly contested three set win over the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The 28-26, 33-31, 25-23 win improves the Spartans to 15-3, while the loss drops the Huskies to 9-11.
 
In addition to Schmidt, the Spartans had strong games from second-year outside Zach Hofer (Langley, B.C.) with 10 kills at .421 hitting, with two blocks and two aces, third-year outside Piers De Greeff (Victoria, B.C.) with seven kills at .429 hitting efficiency. Isaiah Mamer with 14 kills and three digs, and Mathieu Methot with 11 kills led the Huskies.
 
Fifth-year setter Anselm Rein (Erfurt, Germany) ran the Spartans' attack and finished with 38 set assists to go with one ace, six digs. Noah Opseth led the Huskies attack and finished with 41 assists and seven digs.
 
Trinity Western and the Saskatchewan opened their match with a tightly contested first set. Both teams exchanged points early on, with Saskatchewan's Mathieu Methot and Isaiah Mamer each contributing multiple kills. Trinity Western responded through Kaden Schmidt, who tallied several key points, including a late kill at 23-23 to regain the lead. The set remained even until the final moments, with Trinity Western capitalizing on an attack error by Saskatchewan's Aaron Elser, ending the set 28-26 in favor of the home team.
 
In a closely contested second set, Trinity Western managed to edge out Saskatchewan with a 33-31 victory. The set featured multiple lead changes, highlighted by a key kill from Schmidt that tied the score at 28-28. Saskatchewan's Mamer and Emmett Graham contributed pivotal points, with Mamer leveling the score at 29-29 with a kill. However, Trinity Western capitalized on a crucial attack error by Graham, blocked by Zach Hofer and Cory Schoenherr, to clinch the set.
 
The Spartans secured the third set with a narrow 25-23 victory over the Huskies. The set saw early exchanges, highlighted by a service ace from Hofer that contributed to Trinity Western's initial lead. Saskatchewan responded with consistent attacks, including kills by Mamer and Elser, keeping the score close. Key plays included a pivotal kill from Jackson Corneil, assisted by Tate Calles, which brought Trinity Western to set point, followed by Schmidt's decisive kill that ended the set. Despite a strong effort from Saskatchewan, Trinity Western maintained their edge to close the set with another two point win 25-23.

The Huskies will now head to a bye week in the final week of the Canada West regular season, awaiting the results of several games to determine their postseason seeding and matchup.