Scheduled Game: SIMON FRASER*

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GAME RESULTS 1 2 3 4 T Simon Fraser 13 22 25 9 69 « FINAL Trinity Western 14 14 11 12 51

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Game Recap

Women's Basketball (Canada West)
Friday, January 30, 2009
TWU Spartans (51) vs. the Simon Fraser University Clan (69)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPARTANS FALL TO NO. 1 CLAN IN FINAL GAME AT DAVID E.

LANGLEY, British Columbia - In their final game in the friendly confines to the David E. Enason Gym the Trinity Western University women's basketball team fell 69-51 to the No. 1 Simon Fraser University Clan Friday night at TWU.

The contest was a considerably better showing for TWU, who fell 106-50 one night earlier on top of Burnaby Mountain. The win moves the Clan to 20-1, while the loss drops the Spartans to 11-10.

Leading the way for the Spartans were Lindsey Gustafson (Mission, B.C.) with 13 points and Lauren Doubroff (Surrey, B.C.) with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while the Clan were led by Robyn Buna with 21 points and Laurelle Weigl with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Playing in her final game at TWU senior Katie Haworth (Gresham, Ore.) opened the scoring with a three point shot 45 seconds into the contest giving TWU their first lead in two games against the Clan. The Clan responded with a 13-4 run to take a 13-7 lead with four minutes remaining. The Spartans then got hot and scored seven straight to take a 14-13 lead to end the quarter.

The Clan stormed out after the break and quickly regained control of the game. Led by Laurelle Weigl's (Stony Plain, Alta.) six straight points SFU took a 23-16 lead. The Spartans did not back down and closed the gap to one point, 25-24 after a Corina Reimer (Abbotsford, B.C.) put back basket. SFU's Kate Hole (St. Albert, Alta.) hit four straight for the Clan in the closing minutes to give SFU a seven point, 35-28 lead at the half.

Simon Fraser put the pressure on in the third quarter and were able to break the game open with solid defence and good offensive ball movement. Robyn Buna (Kelowna, B.C.) led the way with nine points in the quarter on three for four shooting from behind the three point line to give the Clan a 60-39 lead at the end of 30 minutes.

The Spartans finished strong outscoring the Clan 12-9 in the final quarter to make the final 69-51.

The Spartans were once again shorthanded due to injury. They were without the services of Laura Craig (Delta, B.C.) and Amanda Knauff (Maple Ridge, B.C.). While starting for her final game at TWU Haworth was only able to play the opening minute and one minute late in the fourth quarter. Tonight's game was the final home game for TWU's Becky Atkinson (Delta, B.C.) and Katie Haworth.

The Spartans will now travel to Winnipeg for the final Canada West conference games of the season. TWU will play the University of Manitoba on Fri. Feb. 6 and the University of Winnipeg on Sat. Feb. 7.

The Spartans will then return home to travel for the first round of the Pacific Division play-offs. TWU will either be at the first place Simon Fraser University or at second place University of Victoria for best of three series which will begin Fri. Feb. 13. Next week the Clan will also travel to Winnipeg to take on the Bisons and the Wesmen before returning home to host the Pacific Division semi-final.

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