LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's women's basketball team returns from the Christmas break and looking to continue its winning ways against No. 1 ranked Saskatchewan Friday and Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. 
 
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Jan. 3 vs. #1 Saskatchewan (8-0) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) | WATCH
Jan. 4 vs. #1 Saskatchewan (8-0) – Langley Events Centre | 5 p.m. (PT) | WATCH
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Trinity Western
Team Stats (rank in CW)
Offence: 64.4 PPG (11^th)
Defence: 62.1 PPG (4^th)
 
Individual Stats (rank in CW)
Points per game: 18.1 – Nicole Fransson (5^th)
Assists per game: 3.1 – Kianna Wiens (15^th)
Rebounds per game: 10 – Nicole Fransson (T-3^rd)
Blocks per game: 0.6 – Nicole Fransson (T-16^th)
 
Saskatchewan
Team Stats (rank in CW)
Offence: 84.4 PPG (1^st)
Defence: 41.6 PPG (1^st)
 
Individual Stats (rank in CW)
Points per game: 15.6 – Summer Masikewich (10^th)
Assists per game: 4.1 – Libby Epoch (3^rd)
Rebounds per game: 8.1 – Summer Masikewich (8^th)
Blocks per game: 0.9 – Megan Ahlstrom, Summer Masikewich, Kyla Shand (T-7^th)
 
THE WEEKEND STORY

• TWU finished the fall semester with a pair of victories over MacEwan, winning 82-52 and 84-52.
• The Huskies, who are ranked No. 1 in U SPORTS, have a perfect record so far this year, going 14-0 overall and 8-0 in conference play. 
• In its eight conference games, Saskatchewan is winning by an average margin of 42.8 points (84.4 to 41.6).
• Nicole Fransson (Edmonton) leads TWU in scoring and rebounds with 18.1 points per game (5^th in CW) and 10.0 rebounds per game (4^th in CW).
• Summer Masikewich leads the Huskies with 15.6 points per game, but Saskatchewan has seven players averaging at least 7.6 points per game.
• The last time TWU played Saskatchewan was in a Canada West best-of-three semifinal series in 2017-18 when the Huskies won in a series-deciding Game 3.

 
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-5)
Canada West Standings: T-10^th
Last Weekend: n/a
Streak: W2
Regular Season Form: W-L-L-W-W
 
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (8-0)
Canada West Standings: T-1^st
Last Weekend: n/a
Streak: W8
Regular Season Form: W-W-W-W-W
 
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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