Scheduled Game: BRANDON*

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Game Recap

Women's Basketball (Canada West)
Saturday, January 03, 2009
TWU Spartans (80) vs. the Brandon University Bobcats (54)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPARTANS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO FOUR GAMES

LANGLEY, British Columbia - The Trinity Western University women's basketball team used a balanced attack to defeat Brandon University 80-54 Saturday night at TWU. The win improves the Spartans to 8-5 while the loss drops the Bobcats to 1-11.

The win also gives the Spartans four in a row, which ties a school best which was set in 2001-02 and again in 2007-08, and the eight Canada West wins on the season ties the program's best, which was set last season when TWU went 8-15.

TWU started a little flat after last night's stellar performance over Regina. Brandon led 6-3 to start, but as the quarter progressed the Spartans started to get into the contest and at the 10 minute buzzer TWU led Brandon 20-13.

Behind back-to-back baskets by Brandon's Jayla Bousquet the Bobcats cut TWU's lead to two points, 20-18 to start the second quarter. With the Bobcats closing the Spartans extended their defense and forced Brandon into turnovers. The pressure was successful as TWU finished the quarter with an 18-8 run and a 12 point, 38-26 half time lead. TWU's Katie Haworth (Gresham, Ore.) and Brandon's Bousquet led all first half scorers with 10 points each.

The Spartans started the third quarter strong and after two foul shots by Lindsey Gustafson (Mission, B.C.) TWU had an 18 point lead, 51-33 with just over five minutes remaining. Two minutes later the Bobcats went on a mini 11-5 run to cut the Spartan lead to 12 points, 56-44, before TWU's Corina Reimer (Abbotsford, B.C.) hit a transition lay-up to make the score after 30 minutes 58-44 for the Spartans.

TWU closed out the final quarter by outscoring Brandon 22-10 to make the final 80-54.

Gustafson with 18 points, Jordan Verhoeff (Calgary) with 17 points and four rebounds, Lauren Doubroff (Surrey, B.C.) with 13 points and five rebounds and Haworth with 13 points, three assist and three steals led the Spartans, while Bousquet was the lone Bobcat to hit double digits as she finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. TWU's Reimer with 12 rebounds and Brandons Nicisha Johnson with 11 rebounds led their respective teams.

Next up for the Spartans is the University of British Columbia on Thur. Jan. 8. Game time at TWU vs the Thunderbirds is set for 6 p.m.

Game Notes: TWU shot 43 percent (24-55) from the field, 38.5 percent (5-13) from the three point line and 69 percent (27-39) from the foul line, while Brandon shot 35 percent (20-57), 12.5 percent (1-8) and 54 percent (13-24) respectively...the Spartans outrebounded Brandon 45-33...the Bobcats committed 33 turnovers to the Spartans 28...

-TW-

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