MONTREAL – The Trinity Western Spartans lost the final game of their three game Montreal tour to the Concordia Stingers 72-65 Saturday afternoon at Concordia University in Montreal. The loss drops the Spartans to 2-1 in the tournament and 2-3 in preseason play. The win gives the Stingers a 1-1 record at their tournament and an overall record of 2-6.
 
Jayden Gill (Abbotsford, B.C.) with 16 points, Hailey Van Roekel (Langley, B.C.) with 17 points and Nicole Fransson (Edmonton) with 12 points and 11 rebounds led the Spartans. While Areej Burgonio with 26 points and six assists, Serena Tchida with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Rowena Blais with 17 points led the Stingers.
 
TWU, who trailed 44-34 at the half, shot 41.3 percent, 26-63, from the field, 46.7 percent, 7-15, from the three-point line, and 85.7 percent, 6-7, from the foul line. While Concordia finished at 56.8 percent, 29-62, 35 percent, 7-20, and 70 percent, 7-10, respectively. The Spartans outrebounded the Stingers 35-28.
 
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TWU Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul
"Today's game was a tough reminder of the cost of easy misses and mental mistakes. We allowed three players to get the looks they wanted and despite that we still had every opportunity to close the gap. We'd rather learn some of these challenges at this point in the pre-season so that we can get back home and work on the gaps in our collective game but thankful for the opportunities to play in three tough matches."
 
"Jolene Vlieg and Jayden Gill were tournament all-stars for great leadership and setting the tone for the toughness that we will need to be competitive this season."
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans open up Canada West play on Friday, November 4 when they head to Prince George, BC to face the UNBC Timberwolves for a two game weekend series. Both games can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
 
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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