LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fourth-year forward Kyra McDonald (Inuvik, NT) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after finishing with a record-breaking weekend with five goals and one assist for six points in two road wins over the Calgary Dinos in Calgary, Alta.
The human kinetics student had two goals and an assist in the Spartans' 6-1 victory on Friday night at the Father Bauer Arena. Then on Saturday night, McDonald had a record-breaking hat trick to lead the Spartans to a 4-1 win for the weekend sweep of the Dinos. The hat trick is a first for the Spartan program. The weekend sweep puts the Spartans within one point of securing a postseason berth.
The Spartans will return home to host the Alberta Pandas on Friday, January 31 at the Langley Events Centre, and Saturday, February 1 at the George Preston Community Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (PT), and 7:15 p.m. (PT) and 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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