LANGLEY, B.C. – A career night from Eric Loeppky (Steinbach, Man.) propelled the Trinity Western men's volleyball team to a straight sets victory over the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies Friday at the Langley Events Centre.
 
Loeppky set the TWU record in the first set, earning his 130^th career ace and surpassing Spartan alum Josh Howatson (2003-2007) in the process.
 
With the win the Spartans regular season record improves to 8-1 on the season, while the loss drops Saskatchewan to 5-4.
 
Loeppky led the Spartans attack on the night, finishing with 10 kills, five serving aces and two digs on .833 hitting. Jacob Kern (Edmonton) added eight kills, three aces and five digs, while Derek Epp (Saskatoon, Sask.) had a game-high 20 assists in the win.
 
The Huskies were led by Dylan Mortensen's five kills and three digs, along with 10 assists from CJ Gavlas.
 
Loeppky guided the Spartans in the first set, adding four kills and two serving aces as TWU took the first set 25-19.
 
TWU kept rolling into the second set, scoring 10 straight points to take a 13-4 lead before ultimately taking the second set 25-14.
 
Into the third set the Huskies provided some pushback, with both teams trading points up to 10-10.
 
The Spartans then went on to outscore Saskatchewan 15-7 to take the game in straight-sets and earn their seventh consecutive victory.
 
The Spartans held a .386 hitting percentage compared to Saskatchewan's .226 in the match.