ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia– The Trinity Western Spartans finished the Canada West conference schedule with a 54-40 to the Fraser Valley Cascades Saturday afternoon at the UFV athletic Centre in Abbotsford, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 10-10, while the Cascades move to 15-5.
 
The Spartans trailed 34-21 at the half, and 41-30 after three quarters.
 
Third-year guard Sydney Bradshaw (Langley, B.C.) with 17 points, and third-year forward Jazmin Avila (Abbotsford, B.C.) with 11 rebounds, four points, and three assists led the Spartans. Maddy Gobeil with 16 points, and four rebounds, and Julia Tuchscherer with 10 rebounds, and seven points, led the Cascades.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head into the Canada West playoffs. The opponent and location are still to be determined.
  
QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul
"The defensive response was the statement we were hoping to make today. We knew offense would be a tough go but really happy with our ability to limit the same type of easy scores they got yesterday. This game was more than just the outcome today, we needed to make our statement of the importance of playing together as a team and finding that identity that we can confidently step into playoffs with and the team's desire to play for each other was really evident. This group has worked hard to be a playoff team this season and I'm really proud of their statement knowing how much we had to learn and grow to get that figured out. It's not something we are taking for granted and look forward to learning more about what it takes to be that kind of team in our conference over the next few days."

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans finished the night shooting 32.1 percent (17-53) from the field, 9.1 percent (2-22) from the three-point line, and 40 percent (4-10) from the foul line. The Cascades shot 38 percent (19-50), 32 percent (8-25), and 50 percent (8-16) respectively.
• The Cascades had a 40-38edge in rebounding.
• UFV finished with eight steals to TWU's nine. Both teams had 16 turnovers.
• The Spartans are currently 13-24 lifetime against the Cascades.
• Last night the Spartans fell to the Cascades 74-44.

 
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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