REGINA, Saskatchewan– First-year forward Danylo Korzhyletskyi (Kyiv, Ukraine) notched his first hat-trick as a Spartan to lead the Trinity Western Spartans to a 5-2 win over the Regina Cougars Friday night at the Co-operators Centre in Regina Sask. The win improves the Spartans to 4-20-3-0, while the loss drops the Cougars to 5-22-0-0.
 
Also scoring for the Spartans were second-year forward Lleyton Shearon (Langley, B.C.) with his second of the season and second-year forward Connor Farren (Cloverdale, B.C.) with his fourth of the season.
 
Scoring for the Cougars were Eric Houk with his sixth of the season and Carter Belitski with his third of the season.
 
Fourth-year goalie Raphael Audet (Rimouski, QC) was outstanding making 40 saves to earn the win for the Spartans, while Dylan Ernst and Damon Cunningham shared the back-stopping duties for the Cougars and finished with 10 and nine saves, respectively, in the Regina loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Cougars will finish off the Canada West season tomorrow at 5 p.m. (CT) at the Co-operators Centre in Regina, Sask. The game can be seen live on Canada West TV

AS IT HAPPENED
The first period began with the Spartans on the penalty kill as Adam Leitch received a two-minute minor for tripping at 3:42. The Cougars were unable to capitalize on the power play, and the game remained scoreless until Korzhyletskyi put the Spartans ahead at 10:37, assisted by Mikhailo Simchuk and Christian Lowe. Regina responded at 13:23 when Houk, aided by Jackson Doucet and Matt Culling, tied the game 1-1. TWU regained the lead late in the period with a goal from Shearon at 19:17, assisted by Matthias Bessey and Ricards Landmanis, ending the period with TWU up 2-1.

Korzhyletskyi scored twice in the second period to extend the Spartans' lead over Regina. His second goal of the night came at 3:33 with assists from Simchuk and Lowe. He completed the hat-trick at 7:37, which was set up by Zack Whittaker and Lowe. Regina responded quickly with a goal from Carter Belitski at 8:30, narrowing the gap to 4–2.

The Spartans extended their lead early in the third period with a goal by Farren at 3:15, assisted by Tristan Serrao and McLaren Paulsen. This marked Farren's fourth goal of the season. Neither team was able to find the back of the net over the final 16 minutes as TWU took the game 5-2.
NOTABLE

• The Cougars outshot the Spartans 42-24.
• TWU was 0-2 on the power play, while Regina finished 0-3.
• This weekend's games are the final games of the 2025-26 season for the Spartans and the Cougars.
• The Spartans are currently 3-8 lifetime against the Regina Cougars, having won their last two games, 4-1 and 6-2 in Langey, B.C. on November 1-2, 2024.
• Last week, the Spartans were swept by the MacEwan Griffins, losing 6-5OT and 6-1 at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, B.C.
• Last week, the Cougars split with the Manitoba Bisons, losing 6-1 and winning 3-1 at Wayne Fleming Arena in Winnipeg, Man.

 
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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