EDMONTON – Trinity Western's Cassidy Buchanan had a game-high 20 points to help guide the Spartans to a 67-36 in over MacEwan in preseason action Saturday afternoon at the David Atkinson Gymnasium. 
 
The Spartans cap their preseason with a win and will now prepare for their season-opener in Victoria Oct. 24. TWU's home-opener is the following night Oct. 25, when the Spartans host UBC at the Langley Events Centre. 
 
The Spartans Colette Van der Hoven had 12 points and a game-high five rebounds, while TWU finished with 10 players hitting the scoresheet. 
 
TWU shot 45 per cent (27-60) from the field, while MacEwan shot 22.8 per cent (13-57). 

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Cheryl Jean-Paul, TWU Head Coach
""Today's game was a great response to some areas we identified as controllables from our 2 previous games. Our energy and intensity were evident from warm-up and it was reflected in our defensive push and how we started the game offensively. Everyone scored or created a great scoring look for a teammate and our ability to get the defensive stops needed to kick-start our offence was also on point. We are coming home with a list of areas we need to address, but the energy piece was an important one to win today and I think we accomplished that throughout the game."

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in NAIA in cross country and track and field and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. 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 CIS 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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