LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western earned a 35-point win over Thompson Rivers in exhibition action, beating the WolfPack 88-53 Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. 

The Spartans have now won nine straight games, having won the first eight games of the regular season. Including four regular season wins, TWU is 5-0 at home this season.

QUOTABLE
Cheryl Jean-Paul – TWU Head Coach
"Today was a great start to the second semester for us. We had a few people who are just getting back from injuries, so it was a nice intro for them. For everyone else, it's a chance to get some game touches before league starts next weekend. We played TRU early in the regular seaso,n so it was a nice way to demonstrate how much improvement we've seen in so many of our athletes, even in just a month or two. It's a great building block for our program and a sign of things to come for the second half of league but also for the future of our team."

NOTABLE
•    The Spartans swept the WolfPack in this year's regular season meeting, winning 66-59 and 64-48 in Kamloops, B.C.
•    Since 2012, the Spartans and WolfPack have played each other six times in a post-Christmas exhibition game, with TWU owning a 4-2 record.

NEXT UP
The Spartans return to Canada West action Jan. 5-6 when they travel to take on UBC.

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 and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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