CALGARY, Alberta – The Trinity Western Spartans had a tough night Friday as they fell 7-0 to the Calgary Dinos at the Father David Bauer Arena Friday night in Calgary, Alta. The loss drops the Spartans to 2-12-0-1, while the win improves the Dinos to 9-5-0-1.
 
Scoring for the Dinos were Jake Gricius, with two goals, Colson Gengenbach, Zach Wytinck, Dylan Sydor, Noah King, and Logan Hauer.
 
Second-year goalie Leon Sommer (Linz, Aust.) made 36 saves in just over 51 minutes, while first-year goalie Cole Savage (Abbotsford, B.C.) made four saves in nearly nine minutes for the Spartans in the TWU loss, while Connor Martin made 25 saves for the Dinos to earn the shutout in the Calgary win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Dinos will finish the two-game weekend series tomorrow at 6 p.m. (MT) at the Father David Bauer Arena. The game can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
Calgary got things going early in the opening period with Gricius netting his sixth of the year less than eight minutes in for the first goal of the game. A mere 55 seconds later, Calgary capitalized on a steal by Jadon Joseph, who found a wide-open Gengenbach for his eighth of the year to quickly make it 2-0.
 
Gricius scored the first Dinos' power play goal of the night later in the first for his seventh of the season to make it 3-0 heading into the first intermission.
 
Wytinck and Sador each finished off a power play chance for Calgary in the second to make it 5-0 after two.
 
Once again with the man advantage, King got in on the action in the third before rookie Hauer added another, with assists coming from fellow rookies Logen Hammett and Tyson Galloway.
 
NOTABLE 

• The Dinos outshot the Spartans 47-25.
• Calgary was 4-5 with the man advantage, while TWU was 0-5.
• Last weekend on the road TWU lost to the Mount Royal Cougars 4-3 and 7-2 at the Flames Community Centre in Calgary, Alta.
• Last weekend the Dinos swept the Manitoba Bisons at home at the Father David Bauer Arena in Calgary, Alta. The Dinos won 4-1 on Friday night, and 7-1 on Saturday night in Calgary, Alta.
• TWU is currently 0-11 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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