LANGLEY, B.C.– The Trinity Western Spartans and the Calgary Dinos had an entertaining match-up Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre. The Dinos would end up prevailing 76-63 after the two teams battled back-and-forth over the 40 minutes of Canada West women's basketball action. The win moves the Dinos to 11-4, while the loss drops the Spartans to 3-9.

Tessa Ratzlaff with 18 points and seven rebounds, Jessie Brown with 18 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Kayla Gordon with 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals led the TWU attack. For the Dinos it was Claire Colborne with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Kristie Sheils and Kelsey Lund with 15 points each on top of the stat sheet.

TWU's Luca Schmidt had a solid game at the point for TWU finishing with seven rebounds, six points and six assists.

The Spartans had a solid start to the game scoring the first four points as they matched up with the Dinos through the first five minutes. With just over two minutes remaining and the Spartans trailing by two points, 14-12, the Dinos went on a run. At the end of the quarter Calgary had used a 8-3 run to lead 22-15 after 10 minutes.

TWU had a better second quarter. Calgary looked to be running away after Kristie Sheils three pointer put the Dinos up eight, 33-25, with just under three minutes remaining. But TWU forward Kayla Gordon would go on a personal 7-0 run to cut Calgary's lead to one point, 33-32 heading into the half time break. The Spartans would outscore the Dinos 17-11 in the quarter.

The third quarter continued where the second ended. TWU continued their strong play at they took the lead 37-35 after a Jessie Brown three pointer with 8:45 remaining in the quarter. With just over five minutes remaining Calgary held the slim one point lead, 43-42. The Dinos were able to extend their lead to five points, 56-51, at the end of the 30 minutes after a Kelsey Lund layup with seven seconds remaining the quarter.

Calgary outscored TWU 10-to-3 to start the fourth quarter and lead 66-54 and force the Spartans into a timeout. Fatigue looked to be a factor for the Spartans as they were unable to close the gap. The two teams finished the game exchanging baskets and misses as the Dinos held their double-digit lead through the remainder of the game. In the end Calgary would walk away with 76-63 win.

The Spartans will continue their home stand next week when they host the Brandon Bobcats. Game times at the LEC on Fri. Jan. 29 and Sat. Jan. 30 are set for 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. The Dinos will have a week off before hosting the Lethbridge Pronghorns Feb. 5 and Feb. 6.

Game Notes: the Dinos bench outscored the TWU bench 29-4…TWU finished the night 25-60, while Calgary finished 26-60 from the field…the Dinos had a 38-32 rebounding edge…both teams finished with 17 assists…

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