Box Score LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans finished off their NCAA summer series with a tough 113-77 loss to an impressive Oregon State Beavers team Tuesday night at the David E. Enarson Gym on the TWU campus in Langley, B.C.
 
The Spartans, who fell behind 71-22 at the half, had a strong second half, outscoring the Beavers 55-42.
 
Fourth-year guard Jack Vandenberg (Vancouver, B.C.) led the Spartans with 27 points, connecting on seven 3-pointers, and added three assists. Fifth-year guard Tyus DeVries (Chilliwack, B.C.) contributed 23 points, making four 3-pointers, and recorded two steals, while adding five rebounds. Third-year forward (Kamloops, B.C.) provided defensive support with two blocks and four rebounds. While Fifth-year guard Marcus Shankar (Campbell River, B.C.) tallied 11 points.
 
Second-year forward Jackson Rasmussen led the Beavers with 19 points, shooting 57.1 percent from the field and hitting three 3-pointers. He also contributed two steals. Second-year forward DeShawn Gory added 18 points and collected nine rebounds, while also recording four steals. Fourth-year guard Josiah Lake II was perfect from the field, scoring 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting, and led the team with five assists and four steals. Third-year forward Kahu Treacher was efficient with 16 points on 85.7 percent shooting, including two 3-pointers, along with five rebounds.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now have a few months off before they begin their official Canada West preseason. TWU's next game is Saturday, October 17, when they will host the Seattle Mountaineers in an exhibition match. Game time is set for 6 p.m. PT at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. TWU begins Canada West conference play on Friday, October 30, when they will travel to Vancouver, B.C., to take on the UBC Thunderbirds.
 
QUOTABLE
Trevor Pridie, TWU Head Coach
"It's been a really cool, really cool month of basketball for us. You get to play all these Power 5 schools and awesome teams, programs, and coaches. It's been an awesome experience for our guys. Really good learning experience. I thought all the games were really respectable, and we played well and represented the school and their program very well. So I'm happy about that. Tonight's game was a true tale of two halves. In the first half, things couldn't have gone worse for us. And the second half, things could have gone better. So it was neat. You don't know if the guys are going to give up or hang their heads or what their response is going to be at halftime with that kind of deficit. But we've got a pretty veteran, pretty mature group, and they really responded well, and they wanted to win that half, and we came on, we won both quarters, and won the half against a really good team. So it was great; it was awesome for our guys. Jack had a huge half for us and Tyus after really struggling in the first half, had a great second half. Nice to see Marcus get going. Elijah, again off the bench, brought real toughness and energy. So, yeah, awesome, awesome half for basketball first."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Beavers came out strong to start and quickly jumped out to a 10-0 lead, capitalizing on a strong shooting performance, converting 75 percent from the field to establish an early advantage over the Spartans. The visitors forced four turnovers in the first quarter, resulting in six fast-break points, while TWU struggled with efficiency, hitting just 19 percent from the field. Oregon State's 11-9 rebounding edge also contributed to its control of the half, which concluded with a 28-9 lead for the visitors.
 
Oregon State dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 43-13 by capitalizing on turnovers and fast breaks. The Beavers' defense forced six turnovers, leading to 14 fast break points. The visitors were efficient from beyond the arc, converting five out of ten 3-point attempts, while Trinity Western struggled offensively, shooting just 33 percent from the field. At the break, Oregon State led 71-22.
 
The Spartans had a much better second half, capitalizing on their shooting in the third period and converting seven 3-pointers on 11 attempts, which contributed significantly to their offensive output. At the end of the third period, the Spartans had outscored the Beavers 29-18 to cut into the Oregon State lead to trail 89-51 after 30 minutes.
 
Trinity Western outscored the Beavers 26-24 in the fourth period, showcasing a strong perimeter game by hitting five 3-pointers. The home side capitalized on turnovers, scoring 11 points off Oregon State's five turnovers. In the end, Oregon State led 113-77.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans finished the night shooting 39.4 percent (28-71) from the field,  37.8 percent (14-37) from the three-point line, and 70 percent (7-10) from the foul line, while the Beavers shot 65.3 percent (47-72), 33.3 percent (10-30), and 75 percent (9-12), respectively.
• OSU had a 39-32 edge in rebounds, 29-15 in assists, and a 17-6 edge in steals.
• The Spartans concluded the NCAA summer series 0-5.

 
 
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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