LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western second-forward Christian Lowe (Port Moody, B.C.) scored twice to lead the Spartans to their first win of the season, 4-0, over the visiting Regina Cougars Friday night at the George Preston Arena in Langley, B.C. The win improves the Spartans to 1-6, while the loss drops the Cougars to 1-6.
 
Also scoring for the Spartans were first-year forward Connor Farren (Cloverdale, B.C.), and first-year forward Tyler Schweitzer (Burnaby, B.C.). Scoring for the Cougars was Carter Belitski.
 
TWU second-year goalie Leon Sommer (Linz, Aust.) made 30 saves in the win, while Regina's Adam Evanoff made 28 saves in the Cougars loss
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Cougars will finish the weekend series at the Aldergrove Community Centre in Aldergrove, B.C.. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Ben Walter
"I think we were confident coming in. We had a great week of practice, we learned a lot from our game last weekend in Calgary, and we just said, hey, let's have a good 10 minutes, and just focus on 10 minutes. It's a nice bonus when Christian gets a goal 20 seconds in, but I just I liked our mentality coming in. Guys felt confident, positive, and it showed in the game."
 
On getting ready for tomorrow's game
It's what I said in the room after the game, feel good about it. Feel good about the game we played, but we have to follow it up tomorrow. It's that consistency factor, which has been something we've been trying to get to for a long time. We can feel it as a staff that it's coming, but now it's about putting it on the ice and showing up tomorrow, knowing it's not going to be easy."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
TWU got off to a fast start when Lowe broke up the left side and beat Evanoff to put the Spartans up 1-0, 22 seconds into the game. Farren got the Spartans second of the night when, after a faceoff scramble, he took a pass from fifth-year forward Daine DuBois (Williams Lake, B.C.) and found the open left site to put TWU up 2-0 at 10:38. The period ended with TWU up 2-0, and outshot Regina 10-9.
 
Schweitzer got the Spartans third of the night when he went up the left side and had a clean shot at the Regina net. He missed, but got his rebound from behind the net to score the wraparound and put TWU up 3-0 at 8:50 of the second period. Lowe made it a four-goal lead, with his second of the night, when he took a perfect pass across the paint from third-year centre Jonathan Krahn (Chilliwack, B.C.) and put the puck into the open left side of the net to make it 4-0 to end the second period. The Spartans outshot the Cougars 10-8 in the second period.
 
Carter Belitski got the Cougars lone goal when he and Carson Whyte broke in alone on Sommer to score a short-handed goal with 33 seconds remaining and make the final 4-1 for the Spartans. Regina outshot the Spartans in the final period 14-12.
 
NOTABLE 

• TWU outshot Regina 32-31 on the night.
• The Spartans were 0-2 on the power play, while Regina was 0-3 with a short-handed goal.
• Last weekend on the road TWU dropped two games to the Calgary Dinos, 6-3, and 5-1, at the Father David Bauer Arena in Calgary, Alta.
• Last the Regina Cougars split with the Manitoba Bisons, losing 6-3, and winning 6-4, in Winnipeg, Man.
• TWU is currently 1-8 lifetime against Regina. In their last two games at home against the Cougars the Spartans lost 4-2, and 6-2.
• In their last matchup last season TWU lost 4-1 to Regina in Regina, Sask.

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 U 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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