An 18-match regular season winning steak came to an end for for the No.1-ranked Trinity Western women鈥檚 volleyball team on Friday against the UBC Thunderbirds.
It was the first loss of the Canada West regular season for the Spartans, who dropped a four-set match (25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 25-12) at the 黑马磁力 Events Centre.
It鈥檚 been almost a year since TWU lost a regular season match, and that was Feb. 10, 2018 when the Spartans also lost to UBC in four sets.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know how long the streak was going to last and personally I鈥檝e never really focused on streaks,鈥� said TWU Head Coach Ryan Hofer.
鈥淲e鈥檙e aiming for a championship. If it takes a loss to teach us a few things about ourselves that are important, than this can be a valuable experience.
It was the first loss of the Spartans entire 2018-19 season.
Including preseason, the Spartans are now 25-1.
Spartans and Thunderbirds return to the LEC Saturday night for the rematch.
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