CALGARY, Alberta – The Trinity Western Spartans jumped out to an early 2-0 lead to start the game but were unable to hold off the Calgary Dinos who rallied for a 3-2 win Saturday night at the Father David Bauer Arena Friday night in Calgary, Alta. The loss drops the Spartans to 2-13-0-1, while the win improves the Dinos to 10-5-0-1.
 
The Spartans had a 13-6 edge in shots on goal in the first period, but the Dinos outshot the Spartans 32-6 in the final two periods to make the total 38-19 for Calgary.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were fourth-year forward Jeremy Klessens (Red Deer, Alta.) with his second of the season, and fourth-year forward Luke Spadafora (Calgary) with his eighth of the season.
 
Scoring for the Dinos was Zach Wytinck with his third of the season, Mack Stewart with his first, and Colson Gengenbach with his ninth of the season.
 
Second-year goalie Leon Sommer (Linz, Aust.) was outstanding making 35 saves in the TWU loss, while Carl Tetachuk made 17 saves in the Dinos win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish the first semester with a home-and-home series with the UBC Thunderbirds. The Spartans will host the Thunderbirds on Thursday, December 5. Game time at the Langley Events Centre is set for 7 p.m. (PT) before finishing off the series on Friday at 7 p.m. (PT) at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Both games can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans Klessens opened the scoring at 7:04 for the Spartans' first goal of the weekend. On a three-on-two rush Klessens took the puck up the middle and from just inside the dinos blueline Klessens found the top right corner to put TWU up 1-0. The Spartans Spadaffora got a power play goal with 1.1 seconds remaining in the period when he poked in a rebound to make the score 2-0 for TWU after 20 minutes. TWU outshot Calgary 13-6 in the opening period.
 
The Dinos had the Spartans under pressure for most of the second period and were finally rewarded with just under five and a half minutes to go in the period. Calgary's Wytinck got the Dinos within one when his shot from the left circle got past Sommer to make the score 2-1 for the Spartans. Neither team was able to find the back of the net for the remainder of the period as the score remained 2-1 for TWU after 40 minutes of play. Calgary outshot Trinity Western 16-2 in the second period.
 
The Dinos' relentless pressure continued and eventually found the mark when Stewart and Gengenbach scored 45 seconds apart at 12:42 and 13:27 to give the Dinos the 3-2 lead. The Spartans had two power play opportunities in the final three minutes but were unable to get the equalizer as TWU fell 3-2. Calgary outshot the Spartans 16-4 in the final period.
 
NOTABLE 

• Calgary was 0-2 with the man advantage, while TWU was 1-6.
• Last night the Spartans lost 7-0 to the Dinos.
• TWU is currently 0-12 lifetime against the Dinos.

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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