LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western blueliner Presleigh Giesbrecht (Gretna, Man.) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after stabilizing the Spartans backline in TWU’s hard-fought home-and-home series with the No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds.
The human kinetics student, who has eight points from eight assists this season from her defensive position, finished the weekend with two shots in TWU’s 3-0 and 3-1 losses to the Thunderbirds this past weekend at the Langley Events Centre and the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
Giesbrecht and the rest of the Spartans are now off for the Christmas Break. TWU will be back in action on January 10-11 when they host the Manitoba Bisons. Game time is set for 7 p.m. (PT) on Friday at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C., and 7:15 p.m. (PT) on Saturday at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, BC. Both games can be seen live on Canada West TV.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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