Trinity Western University

LANGLEY, BC.  – The Spartans battled MacEwan on Saturday afternoon but couldn't take the win.
 
MacEwan came in hot with three goals in the first period. The Spartans spent the period trying to catch up with the Griffins. The second period was goalless with the Griffins holding a 3-0 lead.
 
Third-year Mikhailo Simchuk (Kyiv, Ukraine) got the Spartans on the board early in the third period. MacEawn came back with another goal soon later making it 4-1. On a powerplay, second-year Danylo Korzhyletskyi (Kyiv, Ukraine) scored. Just a few minutes later, first-year Carter Schmidt (Kelowna, BC) scores to make it 1 goal game. The Griffins responded by scoring two more goals to win the game 6-3.
 
QUOTABLE
Ben Walter, TWU Head Coach 
"It was not the start we wanted. They came out hard so credit to them. We got behind and I thought we got better as the game went on. I liked our first half of the third period. We came out hard but it just not enough. We need to put a more complete effort in on both ends and have everyone on board with it for us to have success. That hasn't happened yet this year so we keep moving forward. That is the plan going into Manitoba next weekend. They're a big, heavy team. It'll be a good test for us. It's a different style than some of the teams we've played already. We need some guys to just step up a little bit and give us a little bit more."
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans head to the prairies to face Manitoba on Friday, October 30 @ 7PM (CST) and Saturday, October 31 @ 1PM (CST).
 
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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