LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were winless, 0-3, on the opening day of the final Canada West women's 7's rugby season Friday at the Willoughby Community Park Stadium in Langley, B.C. The Spartans lost 33-7 to the Lethbridge Pronghorns, 24-10 to the Calgary Dinos, and 31-5 to the UBC Thunderbirds.

TWU second-year centre/win Ava Van Santen (Abbotsford, B.C.) finished the day tied for third in tournament scoring with 15 points on three try's to lead the Spartans. UBC's Delany Woods led the way with 27 points on three try's and six conversions.

The UBC Thunderbirds, and Victoria Vikes were the lone unbeaten teams on day one going 3-0. The Alberta Pandas, Calgary Dinos, and Lethbridge Pronghorns each went 1-2 on Friday.

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TWU 7's Head Coach Pose Seumanutafa
"It was a tough, tough day today for the girls. But you know it wasn't without lack of trying. With having a some injuries within our group, some of the girls have to play lots of minute, that's not an excuse.  But at the end of the day I'm super proud of them trying hard and pushing themselves out there. We have got two more games tomorrow and we are looking forward to coming out and make the most of it."
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish the tournament tomorrow with matches against the Victoria Vikes at 10 a.m. and the Alberta Pandas at 1 p.m. Both matches are at the Willioughby Community Park Stadium and can be see live on the Rugby Network.
 
DAY 1 SCORING SUMMARY
 
SESSION ONE: TWU Spartans 7 vs Lethbridge Pronghorns 33
2' LET try - #9 Kenya Richards (#14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 7-0 LET
5' LET try - #10 Rebecca Powell (#14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 14-0 LET
7' TWU try - #7 Ava Van Santen (#8 Michelle Veerman convert) 14-7 LET
10' LET try - #12 Zina Umeh (#14  Kayleigh Noel convert) 21-7 LET
12' LET try - #14 Kayleigh Noel (14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 28-7 LET
14' LET try -#5 Charli Helland (convert missed) 33-7 LET
 
SESSION TWO: TWU Spartans 10 vs Calgary Dinos 24
2' TWU try - #5 Matisan Kelly (missed convert) 5-0 TWU
5' TWU try - #7 Ava Van Santen (missed convert) 10-0 TWU
7' CGY try - #15 Alison Kernick (#9 Delaney Aikens convert) 10-7 TWU
8' CGY try - #3 Willow Beyea (missed convert) 12-10 CGY
9' CGY try - #12 Esita Qiodravu (missed convert) 17-10 CGY
13' CGY try - #8 Daisy Shackley (#9 Delaney Aikens convert) 24-10 CGY
 
SESSION THREE: UBC Thunderbirds 31 vs TWU Spartans 5
3' UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck (missed convert) 5-0 UBC
5' UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#14 Delany Woods convert) 12-0 UBC
7' UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu (#14 Delany Woods convert) 19-0 UBC
9' TWU try - #7 Ava Van Santen (missed convert) 19-5 UBC
10' UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu (#14 Delany Woods convert) 26-5 UBC
14' UBC try - #14 Delany Woods (missed convert) 31-5 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.
 
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