CALGARY – The Trinity Western Spartans dropped a 72-46 decision on the road against Calgary Saturday. With the win, the Dinos (6-0) stay perfect on the season, while the Spartans (1-5) wrap up the weekend with a second consecutive loss.

Spartans leading scorer Nicole Fransson (Edmonton) ended the night with a double-double, including 15 points and 11 rebounds, while first-year guard Lana Shypit (Winnipeg) earned three successful three-pointers. Fransson's double-double was her second of the weekend and third of the season. 

Liene Stalidzane led the Dinos with 15 points, while Sascha Lichtenwald led with nine rebounds. Rookie forward Azalya Foresbauer racked up five points in seven minutes of playing time. 

Early in the game, Calgary set off with an 11-0 run, including 3-pointers from Lichtenwald, Bobbi Jo Colburn, and Courtney Donaldson. The Spartans'first successful field goal at the six-minute mark and the first quarter ended with Dinos leading 23-10. Both teams were evenly matched in the second quarter with 16 attempted field goals and eight attempted 3-pointers. The Spartans outscored the Dinos 12-9, but Calgary finished the first half with a 33-32 lead.

In the third quarter, a 53.8 field goal percentage allowed the Dinos to widen the margin to 48-33 lead going to the final frame. The Dinos started the fourth quarter strong with a 14-2 run and ended with 12 points off turnovers and a 55.6 field goal percentage.

The Dinos had a 40-18 edge in points in the paint. Calgary also had a 30-6 edge in points off turnovers.

QUOTABLE
Cheryl Jean-Paul – TWU Head Coach
"Tonight's game was a tough way to end the weekend but it takes a lot of small positive and consistent moments to compete with a team like Calgary. We played 50 good minutes of defense this weekend. I was especially impressed with our second quarter tonight, but when we held them defensively or they hit a scoring drought we needed to respond with some quality finishes and that was lacking today. We have a lot to learn from and we have some great building blocks to move into next weekend at home."  

NOTABLE
•    TWU and Calgary each had 10 second chance points. 
•    The Spartans had entered the weekend off their first win of the season (63-52 over UNBC).
•    TWU's last win against Calgary was Jan. 12, 2018 when the Spartans won 88-76.

NEXT UP
The Spartans are back on campus next weekend as they will host MacEwan Nov. 29-30 at TWU's David E. Enarson Gym. 

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, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.

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