Box Score LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western came home to play Mount Royal in a preseason match at the David E. Enarson Gym, losing 98-78 at the hands of the visiting Cougars.
 
The Spartans were unable to take control of the game from the beginning as MRU jumped to an early 15-2 lead.
 
MRU continued to score efficiently while the Spartans struggled from the field, shooting 32.1% on field goals (26-81).

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NOTABLE

• Mason Bourcier (Kelowna, B.C.), Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (Amarillo, Texas), and Tre Fillmore (Amarillo, Texas) combined for 56 points in Saturday's game. The trio of talented perimeter scorers will be an exciting group to follow throughout the season.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Trevor Pridie
"We had energy to start the game, but we got flat after missing a couple shots, while they hit some 3's. We had a bunch of defensive breakdowns and we just ended up chasing them around.
 
"MRU played really well today. They shot the ball well and moved it well too.
 
"We just didn't show up today. We had some nice runs, but we started the first and second half poorly. We weren't good enough.
 
"We have a lot of work to do still. Our exhibition season has been short, so a game like this is good as we get some of our weaknesses exposed. We'll be trying to improve and move on from this."

UP NEXT
The Spartans begin their 2021-22 Canada West campaign next weekend at UBC (Oct. 28^th) and Victoria (Oct. 29^th).

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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