LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fourth-year guard Cassidy Buchanan is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after averaging 24.5 points/game in helping to lead the Spartans to a weekend split with a win over the Victoria Vikes and a close loss to the UBC Thunderbirds.
 
On Friday night in Victoria, B.C., the human kinetics student finished with 21 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and two assists in the Spartans' 76-67 win over the Victoria Vikes. Then on Saturday night, Buchanan had a career high 28 points, to go with three assists, and two rebounds in the Spartans' 62-50 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds at home at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
 
Cassidy and the Spartans will return to action this weekend, October 31 and November 1, when they host the Fraser Valley Cascades at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The games are scheduled for 6 p.m. (PT) and 4 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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 as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country 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 33 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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