VANCOUVER, British Columbia– The Trinity Western Spartans finished with one win and two losses on the opening day of the final tournament of the 2026 Canada West 7s Series season, Friday at Thunderbirds Stadium in Vancouver, B.C.
TWU finished with the lone win, 21-10, coming in their opening match against the Alberta Pandas. The Spartans had one of their best matches of the season in their 12-7 loss to the No. 1 and unbeaten UBC Thunderbirds to open the afternoon sessions. After the strong afternoon match, the Spartans had little left for the final match of the day, falling 22-0 to the No. 2 Victoria Vikes.
TWU Tournament Scoring Totals
Tries
Ava Van Santen: 2
Kelsa Kempf: 2
Conversions
Jenna De Greeff: 3
Points
Ava Van Santen: 10
Kelsa Kempf: 10
Jenna De Greeff: 6
UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish the tournament and their Canada West season tomorrow with matches against the Calgary Dinos at 10 a.m. (PT) and the Lethbridge Pronghorns at 12:20 p.m. (PT). Both matches can be seen live on Canada West TV.
RUGBY 7's UBC TOURNAMENT STANDINGS AND RESULTS – DAY 1
|
TEAM |
W |
L |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| 3 |
Trinity Western |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 4 |
Lethbridge |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 6 |
Calgary |
0 |
3 |
3 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
* tie breaker point differential
Round 1
Game1: UBC 38, LETH 5
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
26 |
12 |
38 |
| LETH |
0 |
5 |
5 |
UBC try - #10 Rachel Smith (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 7-0
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (missed conv) 12-0
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 19-0
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 26-0
HALF
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (missed conv) 26-5
UBC try - # 10 Vela Baravian (missed conv) 31-5
UBC try - #3 Rachel Smith (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 38-5
Game 2: UVic 35, CGY 0
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UVIC |
21 |
14 |
35 |
| Calgary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UVIC try - #15 Kayla Warren (conv #12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 7-0
UVIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta (conv 12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 14-0
UVIC try - #9 Ella O'regan (conv 12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 21-0
HALF
UVIC try - #15 Kayla Warren conv #13 Maggie Mackinnon 28-0
UVIC try - #23 Marin O'regan conv #13 Maggie Mackinnon 35-0
Game 3: TWU 21, ALB 10
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
7 |
14 |
21 |
| Alberta |
0 |
10 |
10 |
TWU try #7
Kelsa Kempf (conv #9
Kamryn Howlett) 7-0
HALF
TWU try - #6
Ava Van Santen (conv #16 Jenna De Greff) 14-0
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanranah (missed conv) 14-5
ALB try - #15 Emilee Randoplph 15 (missed conv) 14-10
TWU try - #6
Ava Van Santen (conv #16 Jenna De Greff) 21-10
Round 2
Game 1: LETH 27, CGY 19
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| Calgary |
7 |
12 |
19 |
| Lethbridge |
12 |
15 |
27 |
LETH try - #1 Molly Aellen (conv #10 Jayda Morrison) 7-0
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (conv #7 Ember Larson) 7-7
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (missed conv) 12-7
HALF
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (missed conv) 17-7
CGY try - # 3 Larae Benoit (missed conv) 17-12
LETH try - #9 Dori Miller (missed conv) 22-12
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal(conv #10 Jayda Morrison) 22-19
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (Missed conv) 27-19
Game 2: UBC 12, TWU 7
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| TWU |
7 |
0 |
7 |
UBC try - # 9 Sara Tehrani (missed conv) 5-0
UBC try - #13 Sadie Gluvic (conv #7 Lanae Davenport) 12-0
TWU try - #7
Kelsa Kempf (conv #16
Jenna De Greeff) 12-7
HALF
UBC yellow card #7 Olivia Sarabura high tackle
Game 3: UVic 31, ALB 7
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UVIC |
19 |
12 |
31 |
| Alberta |
0 |
7 |
7 |
UVIC try - #13 Maggie Mackinnon (conv #13 Maggie Mackinnon) 7-0
UVIC try - #24 Shaye Ogurek (missed conv) 12-0
UVIC try - # 22 Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt (conv #7 Elle Douglas) 19-0
HALF
UVIC try - #10 Emilie Brett Frank (conv #7 Elle Douglas) 26-0
UVIC try - # 22 Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt (missed conv) 31-0
ALB try - #19 Shaely Moodie (conv #23 Keira Skrenek) 31-7
Round 3
Game 1: UBC 40, CGY 0
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
28 |
12 |
40 |
| Calgary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 7-0
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 14-0
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 21-0
UBC try - #10 Vela Baravian (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 28-0
HALF
UBC try - #12 Saylor Pickrell (missed conv) 33-0
UBC try - #8 Jamie Dickson (Conv #7 Olivia Sarabura) 40-0
Game 2: ALB 15, LETH 12
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| Alberta |
10 |
5 |
15 |
| Lethbridge |
0 |
12 |
12 |
ALB try - #9 Chloe Hedges (missed conv) 5-0
ALB try - #24 Halle Walters (missed conv) 10-0
HALF
LETH try - #4 Elizabeth La Page (conv #10 Jayda Morrison 10-7
ALB try - #24 Halle Walters (conv missed) 15-7
LETH try - #2 Jorja Salmon (conv missed) 15-12
Game 3: UVic 22, TWU 0
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UVIC |
10 |
12 |
22 |
| TWU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UVIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (missed conv) 5-0
UVIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (missed conv) 10-0
HALF
UVIC try- #11 Ivy Poetker (conv #13 Maggie Mackinon) 17-0
UVIC try - #15 Kayla Warren (conv missed) 22-0
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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