LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fourth-year guard Cassidy Buchanan is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after averaging 19.5 points/game in helping to lead the Spartans to a weekend sweep of the Thompson Rivers WolfPack this past weekend in Kamloops, B.C.
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On Friday night, the human kinetics student finished with 24 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the Spartans' 64-37 win over the WolfPack. Then on Saturday night, Buchanan had 15 points and four rebounds in the Spartans' 67-44 victory in Kamloops, B.C.
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Cassidy and the Spartans now head back home to Langley next week, taking on the UBC Okanagan Heat. Game times on Friday and Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre are set for 6 p.m. (PT) and 4 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
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About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and 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.
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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 CIS 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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