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MEN’S BASKETBALL (CANADA WEST)                                                                  
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011
TRINITY WESTER SPARTANS (92) CALGARY DINOS (77)

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SPARTANS CONTINUE TO ROLL WITH WIN OVER DINOS

CALGARY  – The No. 5 ranked Trinity Western Spartans continued their dominance of Canada West competition by winning their 14th game in a row via a 92-77 victory over the unranked Calgary Dinos.

Jacob Doerksen scored 25 points and hauled down nine rebounds for the Spartans, as the 2009 CIS Player of the Year led all scorers in a dominant effort from both inside and out, hitting a trio of three-point shots to complement his traditional shooting touch in the post.

And with his efforts, Doerksen moved himself into eighth all-time in career points amongst Canada West scorers, now with 1,719. Doerksen, who split his time with Victoria (2005-07) and TWU (2008-11), passed Saskatchewan’s Roger Ganes for eighth spot, who had 1,707 points from 1973-78. He also has the highest career point total amongst active players.  

Second year shooting guard Andrew McGuiness led Calgary in scoring, notching 20 points on four for eight shooting from beyond the arc, while first year Dinos Youri Anissovets and Brad Clark each posted ten points in solid efforts.

The win moves the Spartans record to 16-2, while Calgary now drops to 5-11 on the year.

“It was a good solid win tonight,” said TWU coach Scott Allen. “It’s a tough to play in Calgary as we have to battle all the different elements and I thought we came through it. I thought we played better today and were a little more focused, especially in the fourth quarter. Our goal was to finish strong and we did that successfully.”

For the second straight night, the Spartans blew the game open right off of the tip, with an early lead that ballooned to 22-6 at one point in the first quarter. Trinity Western notched 32 points in the opening frame to the Dinos 16, setting the tone early in a game they never trailed.

Calgary, sporting a line-up with no fifth years compared to five on Trinity Western’s side, scrambled back into the game in the second quarter – outscoring TWU 25-19 – and then made it a four-point contest in the third quarter when the Dinos Tyler Fidler capitalized on a Tristan Smith turnover and hit a long three-point shot to make it 55-51 and give Calgary the momentum.

But the Spartans nipped that rally in the bud, finishing off the third quarter on a 15-6 run followed by a fourth quarter in which they won 22-20 to roll to the 17-point victory.

Behind Doerksen’s 25-point night, the Spartans Smith finished with 19 points and five assists while Calvin Westbrook and Lance Verhoeff each had 15 points.

Fidler finished with 16 points for Calgary, while Matt Letkeman also hit double digits with ten points.

Trinity Western will head home to prepare for a weekend against defending CIS champion Saskatchewan, while Calgary will hit the road to face Thompson Rivers in Kamloops.

Game Notes: After a disappointing finish to last year, one that saw TWU miss the playoffs after a late season swoon, this year, with the pair of wins on the weekend, the Spartans, along with UBC, have already clinched a playoff spot…TWU shot 48.6 per cent compared to 40.6 per cent by Calgary.

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