LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western third-year guard Cassidy Buchanan (Aldergrove, B.C.) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after hitting 25 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists, and three steals to help lead the Spartans to a weekend sweep of the UNBC Timberwolves.
On Friday night the human kinetics student had 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists in the Spartans 70-63 win over the Timberwolves at the Langley Events Centre, in Langley, B.C. Then on Saturday night, Buchanan went for 12 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in the TWU 65-53 win over UNBC.
Buchanan and the rest of the Spartans will finish the Canada West conference play next weekend in Abbotsford, B.C. against the Fraser Valley Cascades on Friday, February 14, and Saturday, February 15. Game times are set for 6 p.m. and 3 p.m. 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 has won 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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