LANGLEY, British Columbia– Led by Nicole Fransson's (Edmonton) 23 points the Trinity Western Spartans earned their fourth win of the season with a solid 67-55 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The victory keeps TWU perfect at 4-0, while the loss drops Lethbridge to 1-3.
 
In addition to Fransson, TWU had strong performances from Jayden Gill (Abbotsford, B.C.) with 16 points, six rebounds, and six steals and Shemaiah Abatayo (Vancouver) 16 points, and five rebounds. Haily Weaver with 16 points and five rebounds and Kyra Collier with 14 points, and nine rebounds led the Pronghorns.
 
The two teams were even through the first quarter with TWU leading 19-17 after 10 minutes. But, the Spartans broke the game in the second quarter, with a 21-11 run to take a 40-28 lead into the half-time break. TWU maintained the margin for much of the final 20 minutes, leading 56-43 after the third quarter and 67-55 at the final buzzer.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul
""The ask from yesterday's game was to start the game today with the same defensive intensity and enthusiasm as we showed in the second half yesterday. It is such a different game when you are forcing your opponent to chase you for forty minutes then when you are the one that is chasing, and trying to get back in the game with some really fantastic offensive and defensive plays."
 
"Part of our game plan yesterday was to play a second half so that they feel it the next day, and I thought that that is what we did. It was really nice to see that defensive mindset of keeping our lead double digits, which we have struggled with in the past."
 
"It was nice to have the ability to get other people onto the floor because of the defensive intensity that allowed us to maintain a double-digit lead. It is so important for younger players to get even a little bit of game experience to keep building on, and I think that the starters did the work that they needed to do to help others get the game experience that they are going to need down the line."
 
NOTABLE
• Tonight's victory was TWU head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul's 100^th Canada West conference game win.
• Trinity Western shot 43.1 percent (25/58) from the field, 19 percent (4/21) from three-point range, and 92.9 percent (13/14) from the free throw line. While Lethbridge shot 31.3 percent (20/64), 28.6 percent (6/21), and 69.2 percent (9/13).
• TWU had a 40-37 edge in rebounding, while Lethbridge had a 13-8 edge in steals.
• TWU won 81-77 Friday night
• TWU is now 21-12 lifetime against Lethbridge. The Spartans first win in Canada West came against the Pronghorns on November 5, 1999, when TWU won 82-70 at the David E. Enarson gym.
  
UP NEXT
The Spartans will head over to the David E. Enarson Gym next week when they host the UBC Thunderbirds. Game times on Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19 are set for 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. and 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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