LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western forward Mansha Sidhu (Surrey, BC) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after helping the Spartans to a weekend split on the road against the UBC Okanagan Heat (4-1) and the UBC Thunderbirds (0-2).  
 
The fourth-year business student had a stellar game against the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday night at Nonis Field in Kelowna, B.C. Sidhu finished the evening with three goals, converting all three of her chances to lead TWU to a 4-1 win over the Heat. Sidhu becomes the first Spartan to record a hat-trick since Alessandra Oliverio's ('15) three goals against the Winnipeg Wesmen on October 16, 2015.
 
Sidhu and the Spartans will return to Kelowna, B.C. for another match with the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday night at Nonis Field, before returning home to take on the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Saturday at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. Both matches are scheduled for 5 p.m. (PT) kickoffs and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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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