LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western guard Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (Amarillo, Texas) has won the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week award after two stellar scoring performances against the No. 5 ranked UBC Thunderbirds.
 
Gilbreath's weekend was highlighted by a 37-point performance on Saturday. Not only was his night effective, but it was incredibly efficient as well. Gilbreath went 14-23 from the field, with four of nine 3-point attempts falling for him. He nearly tied his career-high of 38 points, which was set on Jan. 4^th, 2020 against Saskatchewan. Still, Gilbreath's successful night ties him for sixth in the scoring category for single-game records.
 
Although Saturday truly stands out as a statement night for Gilbreath, he still played an incredible game on Friday, dropping 27 points.
 
With another stellar weekend in the books for the fifth-year, Gilbreath is now leading Canada West in scoring, averaging 25.5 points through TWU's six conference games.
 
After the break, Gilbreath and the Spartans will be heading to Kamloops to take on the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack on Jan. 7^th and 8^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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