VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans had a better night, but were still on the short end of a 5-2 game against the UBC Thunderbirds Saturday night at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, B.C. The loss drops TWU to 0-4 in conference play, while the win gives UBC their first win of the year and moves them to 2-3-1.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were second-year forward Christian Lowe (Port Moody, B.C.), and fifth-year defence Jesse Pomeroy (Prince George, B.C.). Scoring for the Thunderbirds were Connor MCDonald, Scott Atkinson, Josh Williams, Jake Wright, and Logan Doust.
 
TWU second-year Leon Sommer (Linz, Aust.) made 30 saves in the Spartans loss, while UBC's Brett Mirwald made 20 saves in the Thunderbirds win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head to Calgary for a two-game series against the Calgary Dinos on October 25-26 at the Father David Bauer Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (MT) on Friday night and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Ben Walter
""I'm really happy with our response tonight after the game on Wednesday.  Our effort was back to where we want it to be, and I thought that we played our most physical game of the season so far.  Definitely a game to build on."
 
NOTABLE

• UBC outshot the TWU 35-22.
• The Spartans finished 1-5 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds finished 1-2.
• TWU lost 7-1 to UBC Wednesday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
• TWU is currently 0-24 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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