EDMONTON – Trinity Western beat both Lethbridge and Alberta to finish third overall on the opening leg of the Canada West 7s Series after posting a 3-2 overall record at the Foote Field Dome.
The Spartans opened the day by beating Lethbridge 26-14 before wrapping up the tournament with their most decisive victory of the weekend, beating Alberta 38-5.
Kelsa Kempf and
Ava Van Santen had three tries apiece on the day to lead the Spartans.
Matisan Kelly,
Sierra Hamilton, Kamry Howlett and
Jenna De Greeff dotted down once each in Sunday's action, with Howlett kicking four conversions and De Greeff knocking through three conversions.
Kempf finished the tournament with a team-high six tries, while the first-year Howlett led TWU on the weekend with 36 points, including four tries and eight conversions.
The tournament results mirrored last year's overall standings, with UBC finishing first, Victoria second and TWU third.
TWU Tournament Scoring Totals
Tries
Kelsa Kempf: 6
Kamryn Howlett: 4
Ava Van Santen: 3
Kala Campbell: 1
Hailey Hibbs: 1
Matisan Kelly: 1
Sierra Hamilton – 1
Jenna De Greeff – 1
Conversions
Kamryn Howlett: 8
Jenna De Greeff: 4
UP NEXT
The next tournament is Feb. 7-8 when the Canada West 7s Series goes to Wallace Field in Victoria.
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS | EDMONTON
| |
TEAM |
W |
L |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
5 |
0 |
20 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
4 |
1 |
17 |
| 3 |
Trinity Western |
3 |
2 |
14 |
| 4 |
Calgary |
2 |
3 |
11 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
1 |
4 |
8 |
| 6 |
Lethbridge |
0 |
5 |
0 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
ROUND 4
Game 10: Trinity Western (26) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (14)
Scoring Summary:
| |
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
12 |
14 |
26 |
| LET |
0 |
14 |
14 |
TWU try - #7
Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
TWU try - #4
Matisan Kelly (#9
Kamryn Howlett convert) 12-0 TWU
HALF
LET try - #14 Millie Teskey (#11 Jayda Morrison convert) 12-7 TWU
TWU try - #6
Ava Van Santen (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 19-7 TWU
LET try - #1
Hailey Hibbs (#10 Lucy Finnson convert) 19-14 TWU
TWU try - #5
Sierra Hamilton (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 26-14 TWU
Game 11: Victoria Vikes (28) vs Alberta Pandas (14)
Scoring Summary:
| |
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
7 |
21 |
28 |
| ALB |
14 |
0 |
14 |
VIC try - #10 Emilie Brett (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 7-0 VIC
ALB try - #6 Fiea Marsh (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 7-7
ALB try - #2 Anéla Hébert (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 14-7 ALB
HALF
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 14-14
VIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 21-14 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 28-14 VIC
Game 12: UBC Thunderbirds (17) vs Calgary Dinos (0)
Scoring Summary:
| |
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
10 |
7 |
17 |
| CGY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #10 Lana Dueck (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#21 Olivia Sahabura convert) 17-0 UBC
ROUND 5
Game 13: Trinity Western Spartans (38) vs Alberta Pandas (5)
Scoring Summary:
| |
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
19 |
19 |
38 |
| ALB |
0 |
5 |
5 |
TWU try - #6
Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
TWU try - #7
Kelsa Kempf (#9
Kamryn Howlett convert) 12-0 TWU
TWU try - #7
Kelsa Kempf (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 19-0 TWU
HALF
TWU try - #9
Kamryn Howlett (#9
Kamryn Howlett convert) 26-0 TWU
TWU try - #6
Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 31-0 TWU
TWU try - #16 Jenna De Greef (#9
Kamryn Howlett convert) 38-0 TWU
ALB try - #14 Nina McLaren (convert missed) 38-5 TWU
Game 14: Calgary Dinos (21) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (17)
Scoring Summary:
| |
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
7 |
14 |
21 |
| LET |
17 |
0 |
17 |
LET try - #14 Millie Teskey (convert missed) 5-0 LET
LET try - #1 Molly Aellen (#11 Jayda Morrison convert) 12-0 LET
CGY try - #11 Makayla Joseph (#9 Maria Florez convert) 12-7 LET
LET try - #3 Seqhiya Simmons (convert missed) 17-7 LET
HALF
CGY try - #3 Larae Benoit (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 17-14 LET
CGY try - #14 Julia McEwan (#12 Danyka Labelle convert) 21-17 CGY
Game 15: UBC Thunderbirds (22) vs Victoria Vikes (7)
Scoring Summary:
| |
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
17 |
5 |
22 |
| VIC |
0 |
7 |
7 |
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#21 Olivia Sahabura convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #21 Olivia Sahabura (convert missed) 12-0 UBC
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (convert missed) 17-0 UBC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 17-7 UBC
UBC try - #10 Lana Dueck (convert missed) 22-7 UBC
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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