Abbotsford, BC - The UFV Cascades dropped a three-set decision to the Trinity Western Spartans on Saturday evening at the UFV Athletic Centre.

The Spartans prevailed by set scores of 25-23, 25-13, and 25-19 to improve their record to 4-0 on the season, while the Cascades drop to 0-4.

"There is definitely a lot more that we can do, and I think we have a lot more to show than we did tonight" explained UFV libero Emily Matsui.

"We are all working towards an end goal, and even though the results weren't here this weekend, we are learning things from it and using them for the future".

The Cascades started well in the opening set grabbing a 14-11 lead, but the Spartans roared back to take a 15-14 advantage. The teams traded points to 19 apiece, and it was Savannah Purdy who knocked down four kills and an ace to give TWU a 24-21 lead. The Cascades pushed back to get within one, but the Spartans found a final kill from Ansah Odoom to take it 25-23.

Trinity Western took control in the second set, gaining a 15-7 advantage, and they would carry that through to close out the set 25-13.

The Cascades held a 17-15 lead in the third, but the Spartans found a way to fire home 10 of the next 12 points to seal the match 25-19.

Lauren Attieh led UFV Offensively on the night with 11 kills, while Gabrielle Attieh had 8, and Matsui added 13 digs.

Purdy paced the Spartans with 11 kills, five aces, and 10 digs in the match. Tamar Bil added eight kills and three aces, while Emma Gamache had a game-high 15 digs.

The Cascades will now host the Saskatchewan Huskies next week in a Friday-Saturday set, while the Spartans will play host to the Calgary Dinos.