Box Score
BRANDON – The reigning CIS national champion Trinity Western Spartans picked up right where they left off last season, earning a 3-0 (30-28, 25-20, 25-21) win over the host Brandon Bobcats Friday night.
 
Sophie Carpentier and Katelyn Devaney both finished in double-digit kills as the Spartans swept Brandon in the first match of the 2015-16 Canada West regular season.
 
The Spartans outhit the Bobcats, scoring at a 33.7 per cent attack efficiency compared to the Bobcats 8.2 per cent. The Bobcats out-served the Spartans, picking up 11 aces, while the Spartans earned just three.
 
Devaney finished with a match-high 11 kills  and a .400 attack efficiency while Carpentier had 10 kills on a .421 attack efficiency.
 
The Bobcats were paced by Nikki Majewski who finished with a team-high nine kills and three aces. Regan Dahl and Courtney Roberts both added three aces as well.
 
The win moves Trinity Western to 1-0 on the season while the Bobcats sit at 0-1. The two teams will play again Saturday night in the second-half of the weekend series.
 
First serve in that match is scheduled for 5 pm.