LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were unable to match the UBC Thunderbirds in Wednesday night's midweek Canada West contest at the Langley Events Centre. UBC scored 18 seconds into the game and never looked back on their way to a 7-1 victory over the Spartans. The loss drops TWU to 0-3 in conference play, while the win gives UBC their first win of the year and moves them to 1-3-1.
 
Scoring for the Spartans was fourth-year forward Luke Spadafora (Calgary, Alta.) with his second of the season at 4:26 of the third period.
Scoring for UBC were Tian Rask with two goals (0:18 of 1^st, 18:50 of 2^nd), Logan Doust (8:03 of 1^st), Carson Latimer (17:40 of 1^st), Scott Atkinson (6:27 of 2^nd), Jonny Lambos (6:45 of 2^nd), and Cyle McNabb (8:30 of 3^rd).
 
TWU third-year goalie Raphael Audet (Rimouski, QC) made 16 saves on 21 shots, and second-year Leon Sommer (Linz, Aust.) made 23 saves on 25 shots in the Spartans loss, while UBC's Brett Mirwald made 14 saves in the Thunderbirds win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Thunderbirds will finish the home-and-home series Friday night at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Ben Walter
"I think the biggest takeaway for us is just we know the way we can play. We know what we're capable of, but it's got to be consistent, and it's got to be every game. We had a tough start to this one and they jumped on us, and we knew they would, but we just we didn't find the consistency that we've had over the last couple weeks at least, in practice and games. So that's disappointing."
 
"We just didn't have the effort. They outworked us the whole game and won every puck battle. They blocked more shots, had more hits, all those things that, we should be taken pride in, and it should be a big part of our game. We just didn't have it."
 
On Jake Jurgeneit (fourth-year, Toronto,Ont.)
"We had him playing up front again, playing as a forward and, he was a bright spot for us, physical played hard, really showed his character in that game and so hopefully some other guys can take some lessons from the way he played tonight."
 
NOTABLE

• UBC outshot the TWU 46-15.
• The Spartans finished 0-2 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds finished 1-3.
• In their opening series the Spartans lost 6-3 in both games against the Mount Royal Cougars at home in Langley, B.C.
• Last week the UBC Thunderbirds lost 4-3 on both nights to the Mount Royal Cougars in Calgary, Alta.
• TWU is currently 0-23 lifetime against 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. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 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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