Spartans look to return to winning ways as Saints visit Langley on Friday

Trinity Western University will look to get back to their winning ways as they host fourth-place Selkirk College on Friday evening at the Langley Events Centre.

TWU is coming off its first two losses of the season in a home-and-home series against Simon Fraser University. The Spartans fell 5-3 at home on Thursday to snap their season opening win-streak of 12 games, before a four-goal comeback on the road Saturday fell short with a 5-4 shootout loss in Burnaby.

The Saints split games last weekend against Vancouver Island, but have just one win over their last 10 games (1-6-0-3).

Spartans forward Evan Last leads TWU in scoring and sits second in the BCIHL with 25 points through 14 games. A point Friday would move him past former Clan forward Jaime Laprise (2007-11) for ninth all-time in league scoring. Rookie Tristan Cross leads the Saints in scoring with 16 points in 14 games. He is riding a nine-game point streak.

TWU is 4-0 against Selkirk this season, winning all four games on the road.

BY THE NUMBERS

Trinity Western
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 73 (1st)
Goals-against: 45 (1st)
PP%: 25% (1st)
PK%: 81% (3rd)

Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 10 – Evan Last (3rd)
Assists: 15 – Evan Last (T-2nd)
Points: 25 – Evan Last (2nd)
Wins: 8 – Lucas Mills (1st)
Save Percentage: .903 – Lucas Mills (6th)

Selkirk College
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 50 (T-5th)
Goals-against 68 (5th)
PP%: 23% (3rd)
PK%: 71% (5th)

Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 6 – Dylan Heppler (T-11th)
Assists: 12 – Tristan Cross (T-6th)
Points: 16 – Tristan Cross (T-11th)
Wins: 5 – Tallon Kramer (4th)
Save Percentage: .894 – Tallon Kramer (7th)
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS
BCIHL Standings: 1st
Last Weekend: vs. Simon Fraser (L 6-3), at Simon Fraser (L 5-4 SO)
Streak: L2 Regular
Season Form: W-W-W-L-OTL

SELKIRK SAINTS (5-8-0-3)
BCIHL Standings: 4th
Last Weekend: vs. Vancouver Island (W 4-2, L 3-2)
Streak: L1
Regular Season Form: L-L-L-W-L