Abbotsford, BC - The UFV Cascades fell in straight sets (23-25, 21-25, 13-25) to the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday night at the UFV Athletic Centre.

With the win the Spartans improve to 4-0 on the year, while the Cascades drop to 1-3.

UFV got out to a strong start in the first, building a 9-6 lead, but TWU fought back to level it at 9. The teams traded blows throughout the set, but with the score level at 23 a pair of Brodie Hofer kills gave the Spartans a 25-23 set win.

The Cascades once again started strong in the second grabbing a 9-4 lead, but Trinity Western battled back yet again to even it at 14 apiece. UFV eked out a 20-18 lead, but from there the Spartans would take seven of the next eight points to close out the set 25-21.

The third set was all Spartans, as the visitors built a 19-7 advantage on their way to a 25-13 victory to seal the match.

"We couldn't control our emotions — couldn't control the ball. Trinity was executing on every play, and we couldn't do the same" noted UFV outside hitter Nimo Benne after the game.

"We have to take this one as a learning experience. Yesterday had a lot of positives, but today we didn't reach our standard of how we want to play."

Benne paced UFV with a team-high nine kills, while Tyson Ardell and Caleb Kastelein each had six.

Hofer led the way for Trinity Western on the night, posting 10 kills, and three aces, while Mathias Elser added 31 set assists and four aces.

The Cascades now have to reset, as they will face the Saskatchewan Huskies next Friday and Saturday at the UFV Athletic Centre. Meanwhile, the Spartans will host the Calgary Dinos Next week in Langley.