PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia – Guard Jayden Gill (Abbotsford, B.C.) dropped 20 points to lead the Trinity Western Spartans to a 64-54 win over the UNBC Timberwolves Saturday night in Prince George, B.C. The win gives the Spartans the weekend sweep and a 2-0 record in Canada West, while the loss drops the Timberwolves to 0-2.
 
Forward Nicole Fansson (Edmonton) added a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans. Alina Shakirova with 14 points and eight rebounds and Sveta Boykova with nine points and 10 rebounds led the Timberwolves.
 
TWU started slow and trailed UNBC 12-4 after five minutes of play. But the Spartans finished the quarter with an 15-2 run to lead 19-14 after 10 minutes. TWU extended the lead slightly and took a 31-25 lead into the half-time break. The two teams matched each other for most of the remainder of the game, before TWU put the game away with a late run to claim the 10 point win.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul
"Another tough game tonight. We found a way to stay ahead after a slow start but it was nice to see the energy that we ended with yesterday show up in the late part of the first quarter. Fighting to maintain a lead is a good problem to have and we have a few things to figure out but when our non-starters give us 27 points that is such a huge statement about our depth. We asked them to be ready today, they were, and the energy and fight they gave us was definitely the game changer."
 
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are 11-11 lifetime against the Timberwolves.
• TWU finished the night shooting 40.3 percent (25-62) from the field, 35.3 percent (6-17), from the three point line, and 72.7 percent from the foul line. While UNBC shot 28.1 percent (16-57), 20.0 percent (3-15), and 73.1 percent (19-26) respectively.
• The Spartans had a 45-35 edge in rebounding. TWU had 21 turnovers to UNBC's 15.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head home for their CW home openers on November 11 and 12 when they will host the Lethbridge Pronghorns. Game times is 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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