LANGLEY - Trinity Western completed their first weekend sweep of the season, knocking off the UBCO Heat 88-63.

After a dominant win the night before, the Spartans were looking dangerous once again on the offensive end, with this being the second game in a row scoring 85+ points. It was a second half explosion that helped the Spartans secure the win, as they put up 56 over the last two quarters. 

It was rookie Logan Stewart (Langley, B.C.) who led the Spartans in scoring, with a crazy efficient 19 points, going 5-6 from the field in only 23 minutes. Connor Platz (Langley, B.C.) matched Stewart's total of 19 points, and was two rebounds shy of a double double. For the Heat, Jalen Shirley led the way with a game high 20 points. 

QUOTABLE

TWU Head Coach Trevor Pridie, 

"The guys earned this weekend. They played hard from start to finish both nights, played with toughness, and stayed locked in through every run. More importantly, I feel like we started to find ourselves again. The pace, toughness, energy, the togetherness, that's who we are. I'm proud of the way we competed. 

We had so many guys play well this weekend, the bench was fantastic both nights. David had his best weekend of the season and is starting to get healthy and find his groove. Connor was dominant all weekend and I thought Jack was fantastic on both ends, he really guarded well this weekend. Also, shoutout to Logan on a breakout game today, he is going to be a great player in this league for years to come."

NOTABLES

• Trinity Western delivered a dominant all-around performance, shooting 52.5% from the field while holding UBCO to just 29.2%.

• The Spartans controlled the game wire to wire, leading for over 36 minutes and building a largest lead of 37 points.

• TWU owned the boards with a commanding 48–28 rebounding edge, highlighted by 37 defensive rebounds that limited UBCO to one-and-done possessions.

• Their pace and opportunism showed in transition, winning fastbreak points 9–4 and turning stops into clean scoring chances.

• Depth was a major factor again as the bench contributed 42 points, nearly quadrupling UBCO's 11.

• Ball movement and shot creation were sharp in this one, resulting in a 14–5 advantage in assists and consistent high-quality looks.

• TWU's interior presence was overwhelming, outscoring UBCO 30–20 in the paint and maintaining control on both ends of the floor.

UP NEXT

The Spartans are on campus at the David E. Enarson Gymnasium for Home Court against Lethbridge. Game time is set for 8 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 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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