VICTORIA, BC – The Trinity Western Spartans beat Calgary 65-48 to close out the UVic Invitational. This weekend was a battle against tough opponents and the Spartans ended on a positive note.
The Spartans started the game hot leading 24-4. They held this pace of play for most of the game, showing dominance.
Second-year
Moriah Jansen (Spallumcheen, BC) led the Spartans with 17 points, nine rebounds, and one assist. Fifith-year guard
Myrlaine Shelvey (Langley, BC) followed with 12 points, three rebounds, and two assists.
Emma Yarwood led the Dinos with 18 points and nine rebounds. Yasmin Kells scored nine points and Kourtney Oss scored nine points with 10 rebounds.
QUOTABLE
Cheryl Jean-Paul, TWU Head Coach
"Great response to what we didn't like about our game yesterday. We came out with fight in the first quarter, knocked down some of the shots we were afraid to take, and defended much better. Moriah really made a statement that she is ready to take on an oncourt leadership role and that depth is only going to make us tougher to defend. Having to compete against 3 tough opponents in a row has been a lot for our group to handle, but we learned a lot about what we could be capable of this season and look forward to building on this weekend knowing that this is still preseason and we have a lot of basketball in the upcoming regular season semester."
UP NEXT
Trinity Western heads to Bellingham, WA to face Western Washington on Wednesday Oct. 21 at 6PM (PST) to finish their preseason.
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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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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