LANGLEY, B.C. - Trinity Western battled the Lethbridge Pronghorns on campus on Saturday. They closed out the preseason with an 88-78 victory.

Contributions came from all over the lineup, as Jack Vandenberg and Marcus Shankar were lethal from beyond the arc. Connor Platz was huge inside, while Caleb Gremaud and Tyus Devries added a nice spark off the bench.  

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Trevor Pridie, TWU Head Coach

"Another gritty win tonight. We came out strong and hit shots, built a good lead early, but credit to them—they fought back and made it a battle. I'm proud of how we stayed composed down the stretch and closed the game out playing the right way on both ends. These are the kind of games that test you, and I think we showed a lot of toughness and togetherness in these past two preseason games down the stretch. Connor was really good and once again down the stretch made big time plays. Awesome for freshman Logan Stewart to get this kind of game early and be on the floor to close a game out. I was very happy with him on the defensive end especially."

NEXT UP

The Spartans head down to Victoria to kick off their season against the Vikes, Friday Oct. 24th at 7:30 p.m. 

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 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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