TWU looks to close out regular season with a win as SFU visits Friday

Trinity Western University closes out the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season at home, taking on Simon Fraser University on Friday at George Preston Arena in Langley.

The first-place Spartans have already clinched first in the BCIHL standings and will face either Selkirk College or the University of Victoria in the semifinals next month.

TWU is coming off a pair of road victories on the Island last week, defeating Victoria 5-0 Friday before a 5-2 victory against Vancouver Island in their last road trip of the year. Simon Fraser split its home games against fourth-place Selkirk last week.

The Spartans face a Simon Fraser side that has bettered them in its past two games. The Clan broke TWU's 12-game win streak to open the season on Jan. 16 (6-3), before again picking up a win over Trinity Western Jan. 18 in a shootout (5-4).

The league-leading Spartans currently boast four of the top six scorers in the league, as Evan Last (33 points), Logan Casavant (32 points), Elijah Vilio (27 points), and Hayden Guilderson (25 points) sit first, second, fourth and sixth in scoring respectively.

TWU holds a 3-1-1 record against Simon Fraser this season.

BY THE NUMBERS

Trinity Western
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 120 (1st)
Goals-against: 62 (1st)
PP: 21% (1st)
PK: 84% (2nd)

Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 15 – Evan Last (1st)
Assists: 21 – Logan Casavant (1st)
Points: 33 – Evan Last (1st)
Wins: 11 – Lucas Mills (1st)
Save Percentage: .913 – Isaac LaBelle (2nd)

Simon Fraser
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 74 (2nd)
Goals-against: 64 (2nd)
PP: 13% (4th)
PK: 85% (1st)

Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 9 – Mac Colasimone (9th)
Assists: 18 – Ty Westgard (4th)
Points: 26 – Mac Colasimone (5th)
Wins: 6 – Patrick Zubick (5th)
Save Percentage: .919 – Andrew Henderson (1st)