VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were in tough against the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds Saturday afternoon as the Spartans were shut out by the T-birds 76-0. It was UBC's first match of the season, with TWU dropping to 1-1 after the loss.
The Thunderbirds led 33-0 at the half.
UP NEXT
The Spartans' next Coastal Cup match will be at home on September 20 when they will host the Pacific Pride. Match time is set for 2:30 p.m. (PT)
QUOTABLE
Andrew Evans, TWU Head Coach
"Today fits that Mike Tyson quote perfectly, "everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face".
"We started the game fairly well, keeping UBC in their own end, but ultimately, the pressure and precision that UBC brought punched us in the face, and they didn't look back."
"This offseason, we have put in place many different aspects to our game plan, and unfortunately, the test of a UBC squad didn't show our progress yet. Thankfully, this is just one game; our men are determined and work incredibly hard. I have all the faith in the world that our Spartans will respond and improve from here."
SCORING SUMMARY
6' - UBC Try – #11 Demetri Patterson (#12 Talon McMullin convert missed) 5-0 UBC
23' - UBC Try –#4 Relmu Wilson-Valdez (#12 McMullin convert) 12-0 UBC
28' - UBC Try – #6 Liam Kinghorn (#12 McMullin convert) 19-0 UBC
35' - UBC Try – #7 Aidan Sutherland (#12 McMullin convert) 26-0 UBC
40' – UBC Try - #14 Niko Andrianos (#12 McMullin convert) 33-0 UBC
HALF
42' – UBC Try - #8 Cody Nhanala (#12 McMullin convert) 40-0 UBC
59' – UBC Try - #11 Patterson (#12 McMullin convert) 47-0 UBC
62' - UBC Try - #23 Max McGavern (#12 McMullin convert missed) 52-0 UBC
69' – UBC Try - #11 Patterson (#12 McMullin convert missed) 57-0 UBC
72' – UBC Try - #23 McGavern (#12 McMullin convert missed) 62-0 UBC
74' – UBC Try #23 McGavern (#12 McMullin convert) 69-0 UBC
79' – UBC Try #11 Patterson (#12 McMullin convert) 76-0 UBC
Penalty Summary
71' – TWU RC - #15 Jan Lourens
NOTABLE
- TWU entered the weekend after opening the 2025 season with a 54-3 win over the UBC Okanagan Heat at Rutland Recreation Park in Kelowna, B.C., last Saturday.
- This Saturday's match is the first of the season for the Thunderbirds.
- The Spartans have not beaten the Thunderbirds in their brief history and currently sit at 0-8 lifetime.
- In their last game, TWU lost 66-35 to UBC in Vancouver, B.C.
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 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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