Langley, BC – The University of the Fraser Valley women's volleyball team fell in three sets on Saturday to the Trinity Western Spartans at the Langley Events Centre. 

The win moves the Spartans to 2-0 with the 27-25, 25-12, 25-13 win, while the Cascades fall to 0-2.

As it happened: 
After trading blows back and forth, the Cascades took a 24-22 lead, but the Spartans pulled it back to level at 24. After an error gave the Cascades a lead, three straight kills from Kaylee Plouffe sealed the opening set win for TWU.

A serving run gave the Spartans a 21-9 lead in the second, as they went on to take it 25-12. The third set was a similar story, as a Tamar Bill serving run gave the hosts a 23-10 lead, and they closed out the match 25-13.

Top performers: 
Lauren Attieh posted a team-high eight kills and 14 digs for UFV, while Talia Attieh notched six kills and three blocks, and Brooklyn Brodner had four kills and two aces in the effort.

For TWU, Plouffe had a game high 16 kills to go with five blocks in the match. Sydney Gill posted 23 assists, and Jayda Harder ended with seven blocks.

Quotable:
Cascades head coach Janelle Rozema

"We don't just learn things when we win, and we actually learn more from matches that we lose, so we will take this and use it to get better as a team and get ready for the Bisons next week."

Up next:
The Cascades return to Abbotsford for their home opener next weekend against the University of Manitoba Bisons on Friday and Saturday. Match times are set for 7:45pm, and 6:45pm respectively.

Both matches can also be streamed live on Canada West TV.