LANGLEY – Christmas came early for the Spartans, as they unwrapped their 8th consecutive win, sweeping the Lethbridge Pronghorns 70-57 at home. 

Winning is becoming the norm for the Spartans, as they now have won their last eight games, which ties their record for longest win streak. They continued their scorching hot play, beating the Pronghorns by double digits once again. 

Rookie Moriah Jansen (Spallumcheen, B.C.) led the way with 16 points on 5/6 shooting, while also grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists. Colette Van Der Hoven (Maple Ridge, B.C.) had a hot hand once again, adding 16 points of her own. Myrlaine Shelvey (Langley, B.C.) also chipped in 12 points off the bench, making good on three out of her four threes. For the Pronghorns, Courtney McKee led the way with a game high 17 points. 

UP NEXT

The Spartans head into Christmas break, and will return to action on January 9th, as they take on UBC at the War Memorial Gym. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.

QUOTABLE

TWU head coach Cheryl Jean-Paul

"There's been an attitude that the next person needs to be ready, and the next person has been ready this season and having, Blessing out with an injury the last few games, and now Sydney going down in the first half today, it was really impressive. The other players that have to fill in some of those gaps and are finding ways to do that, not just from a minute's perspective, but what we get from them in terms of court presence and ball distribution. 

I thought today's theme was going to be managing the shot, but it ended up being more about managing the clock. ?So in the second half, it's really hard when you have a lead, and you're trying to maintain your lead. You have to find ways to slow the momentum down whenever they go on these little mini runs. I thought at times we didn't do that well, but we did it well enough to be able to sustain the lead, so for the sake of some of the scoring looks. We tried to get similar to what we got yesterday, but they made some defensive adjustments, and some of the transition rim attacks that we got yesterday weren't quite there in the same number. ?But the fact that we scored 70 points today tells me that we are still finding ways, especially with 21 assists, to get each other the best scoring looks possible, and that has to continue to be a theme for us. It allows multiple players to be threats, and then they can't just focus on one or two people. They have to manage everybody when everybody is ready to go. ?

Really proud of this group's efforts this semester. Winning eight games in a row is difficult. It doesn't matter who you're playing, going into other gyms, playing at home, playing physical teams, playing bigger teams, playing down a person or two, and they keep showing up. So, a great way to end the first semester, a great way to go into the break, a little bit banged up, but it gives us some time to heal, and then we get ready for more battles as we head into the second semester."

NOTABLE
 

• Trinity Western controlled the game offensively, shooting 38.8% from the field compared to Lethbridge's 30.8%, converting efficiently throughout the night.

• The Spartans matched Lethbridge from deep, hitting 7 threes at the same 33.3% clip, maintaining floor spacing and consistent perimeter pressure.

• TWU's bench delivered a major boost with 24 points—double Lethbridge's 12—giving the Spartans steady production outside the starting lineup.

• Defensively, the Spartans made their presence felt, collecting 13 steals and forcing 20 turnovers, repeatedly disrupting Lethbridge's rhythm.

• Trinity Western also turned steals into offense, scoring 21 points off turnovers and capitalizing on mistakes.

• TWU built a largest lead of 18 points and maintained control for nearly the entire game, holding the lead for 35:47 of play.

• On the glass, the Spartans stayed competitive throughout, finishing with 44 rebounds and matching Lethbridge with 28 defensive boards.

• Despite shooting challenges at the free-throw line, TWU's strong two-way effort and consistent defensive pressure dictated the pace from start to finish.

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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