REGINA – The Trinity Western Spartans ended their season with a 4-2 loss on the road to Regina.
After opening the scoring in the second period on the power play, the Spartans gave up three consecutive goals, one being shorthanded. They managed to bring the game within one, but ended up giving up an empty net goal to close the game.
Mykhailo Simchuk (Kyiv) was the only Spartan to find the back of the net, scoring twice on the power play. For Regina, they saw four different players light the lamp. Eric Houk opened the scoring, followed by Jackson Doucet. In the third period, Kade Runke and Carson Whyte found the back of the net to put away the Spartans.
The loss drops the Spartans to 4-21-3-0, while the win improves Regina to 6-22-0.
QUOTABLE
Ben Walter Spartans Head Coach
"Overall it was a strong weekend to finish our season. We got the win last night with some great performances from our key players and I thought we did enough to win tonight, we just didn't bury enough of the many scoring chances that we created.
I'm proud of this group and I am so excited to see what we have in store for next year. It will be a big offseason for our returning players and I believe that we are capable of big things moving forward.
I also want to mention Leon Sommer and Jonathan Krahn. They both had outstanding games tonight in their last games as Spartans and they will definitely be missed!"
UP NEXT
The Spartans have now concluded their season, and did not reach the playoffs. They will look to regroup for next season.
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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