REGINA – Trinity Western's women's basketball team started their preseason off right on Friday, defeating Brandon 82-45 in TWU's first game in the Regina Cougar Classic.

This was TWU's first game since their 68-64 victory over Victoria on Feb. 8th, 2020.

Nicole Fransson (Edmonton), Jayden Gill (Abbotsford, B.C.), and Kianna Wiens (Regina) combined for 44 points en route to their big victory.

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TWU Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul
"It was great being back in a gym playing university basketball again – a long time coming and the score and play tonight is a testament to the hard work this group has been putting in since last year. We spent a lot of time in theory, putting the pieces together about who we could be as a program, so this was a great first step towards that. With only 5 returning players who competed in 2019-20, we have a lot of new faces and abilities to integrate into our style of play, so it's been exciting to see them step into roles and expectations and compete to make us better. Each game this weekend will reveal different areas of focus, so this first game was an indication of adjustments we made from last weekend's scrimmage to tonight. Our plan is to continue to improve and learn more about ourselves and our abilities each week."
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans are back on Saturday (Oct. 1st) to play Regina, the host of the current preseason event.
 
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. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.

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