WolfPack women’s volleyball team completes first road sweep of UBC in program history

VANCOUVER — The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Wolfpack women’s volleyball team put the country on notice over the weekend. 

Entering play Friday (Nov. 6), the 4-0 WolfPack were ranked No. 7 in the U Sports women’s volleyball rankings for Nov. 2. TRU arrived in Vancouver and left with a 6-0 record, defeating the No. 2 nationally ranked University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds in two straight games. 

The WolfPack took the first game Friday in straight sets (25-22, 25-23 and 25-16. The following night, TRU completed its first sweep of UBC on the road in program history with a 3-1 win (25-14, 25-23, 19-25 and 25-17). 

“The whole weekend the team played solid,” Chad Grimm, WolfPack women’s volleyball team head coach states. “Our block defence was good; we were really hard to score on. When we serve tough and are able to set up our block and defence we can be a tough team to play.”