LANGLEY, British Columbia– The Trinity Western Spartans lost 82-72 to the Winnipeg Wesmen in preseason women's basketball action Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The Spartans are now 0-2 in preseason play. While the Wesmen are 2-0.
 
Third year guard Jayden Gill with 19 points led the Spartans, while fourth year guard Jolene Vlieg added 15 points, and fourth year forward Nicole Franson had 14 points. The Wesmen were led by fifth year Kyanna Giles with 18 points and fifth year Robyn Boulanger with 17 points
 
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TWU Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul
"We had some great stretches and battled hard, but Winnipeg is a team of momentum and runs and we didn't respond well to the pressure they impose on a team defensively and in transition. It was a great learning opportunity for everyone, from our vets to our rookies about what it will take to have success in this league so looking forward to learning from this moving into this next month of pre-season."

UP NEXT
The Spartans will now have a couple of weeks of practice before heading to Toronto to compete in the Female Empowerment Festival October 20-22 where the Spartans will play the York Lions, the Toronto Varsity Blues, and the Concordia Stingers.
 
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 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
 
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