LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's women's basketball team makes its return as they host the UNBC Timberwolves in the home opening weekend Friday and Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. 
 
WEEKEND PREVIEW 
Friday, November 8^th vs. UNBC – 6 p.m. (PT)
Saturday, November 9^th vs. UNBC – 5 p.m. (PT)
 
THE WEEKEND STORY

• Friday's matchup will be the first time both teams play each other since UNBC's 80-78 win in last season's Canada West play-in game at the Langley Events Centre. 
• The Spartans come home after dropping their opening games of the season to the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (70-67, 60-50). 
• TWU faces a UNBC side also searching for their first win on the year, as the Timberwolves dropped a pair of home games to Victoria. 
• Nicole Fransson (Edmonton) will look to lead the Spartans offensively, with the second-year forward currently ranked second in offensive rebounds (12) and fifth in points per game (19.0) within the conference. 
• Alina Shakirova leads the Timberwolves in scoring, after following up a 36-point performance last Friday with 14 points and seven rebounds Saturday. 
• The Spartans dropped all three of their games against the Timberwolves last season, two in the regular season and one in the playoffs.  
• TWU holds a 5-5 record against UNBC, with its last two wins coming at home in the 2017-18 season (Nov. 3-4, 2017). 

 
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-2)
Canada West Standings: 14th
Last Weekend: @ UNBC (L 70-67, 60-50)
Streak: 2L
Regular Season Form: L-L
 
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES (0-2)
Canada West Standings: 17th
Last Weekend: vs. Victoria (L 97-93, L 70-60)
Streak: 2L
Regular Season Form: L-L
 
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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