LANGLEY, British Columbia – Playing the second game in 20 hours the Trinity Western Spartans fell behind early and were unable to keep up with the Calgary Dinos as the visitors earned the weekend sweep with a 7-1 win Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 3-18-2-1, while the win improves the Dinos to 12-8-0-2.
 
Scoring the lone goal for the Spartans was second-year forward Mykhailo Simchuk (Kyiv, Ukraine) with his second of the year.
 
Brendan Lee with two goals, his fourth of the season, Dallon Melin with his eighth of the season, Logen Hammett with his first of the season, Logan Hauer with his fourth of the season, Max Patterson with his fourth of the season, and Connor Gutenberg with his third of the season scored for the Dinos.
 
Third-year goalie Raphael Audet (Rimouski, Que.) played 1:40 with zero saves, and second-year Leon Sommer (Linz, Austria) with 22 saves were between the pipes for the Spartans in the loss. Carl Stankowski with 17 saves earned the win for the Dinos.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now go on the road to Edmonton, Alta. to take on the Alberta Golden Bears on Friday, January 31 Saturday, February 1 at the Clare Drake Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (MT) on both nights and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Trinity Western Head Coach Ben Walter
"They started well, we gave up those two early ones, you know, it is what it is, I thought the one at the end of the first period was really hard. We go down three like that. But maybe, I hope they taught us a lesson a little bit. It's that the second game of the weekend is always the harder game. And good teams find a way to push harder in that second game, and we just didn't have it at all, really, so it's yeah, it's disappointing, but it's something we can learn from, look at how Calgary played and try to emulate that a little bit and try to find some guys who are willing to work hard and give as much as you can, even when you don't feel your best when you're not at 100 percent."

AS IT HAPPENED
In the first period, the Dinos took an early lead with two quick goals within the first two minutes, scored by Dallon Melin at 1:20 and Brendan Lee at 1:40. The Spartans then had multiple power play opportunities due to penalties on Calgary's Adam Kydd and Max Patterson, but they were unable to capitalize on these advantages. The Dinos extended their lead to 3-0 with a goal by Logen Hammett at 18:51, marking his first goal of the season. Despite another penalty against Calgary's Max Patterson for high sticking, Trinity Western ended the period without scoring to trail 3-0. Calgary outshot TWU 9-7 in the opening period.
 
The second period opened with a power play goal by Calgary's Logan Hauer at 1:50, assisted by Max Patterson and Jadon Joseph, taking advantage of a hooking penalty on the Spartans' Connor Farren to put Calgary up 4-0. TWU quickly responded with a goal by Mykhailo Simchuk at 3:06, assisted by Luke Spadafora and Zack Whittaker. The Dinos continued their offensive push with a power play goal from Max Patterson at 12:01, followed by a goal from Brendan Lee at 16:13, both marking their fourth goals of the season. To give the Dinos a 6-1 lead heading into the final period.
 
The third period was lower scoring with the only goal coming at 3:06 by Calgary's Connor Gutenberg with an assist from Adam Kydd, increasing Calgary's lead. The Dinos maintaining control through the period to earn the lopsided victory. Calgary outshot TWU 9-5 in the final 20 minutes.
 
NOTABLE 

• The Dinos outshot the Spartans 29-18.
• TWU was 0-4 on the power play, while Calgary was 2-2.
• Three Stars: CGY Brendan Lee, Dallon Melin, Max Patterson
• Last night the Spartans fell 5-4 in a shootout to the Dinos.
• TWU lost 7-0, and 3-2 to Calgary in the first semester in Calgary.
• TWU is currently 0-13-1 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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