The tough start to the hockey season continues for the Trinity Western Spartans.
The team dropped to 0-5 in BCIHL action after a pair of road losses to Eastern Washington over the weekend, 5-2 and 2-1 in Cheney, Wash.
In the first game, the Spartans fell behind 4-1 after 20 minutes and could not recover, despite outshooting the competition 42-24.
Brandon Long and Matthew Markowsky had the goals.
In the second game, Long was the lone Spartan to find the back of the net.
The team is at home this weekend at the Langley Events Centre, Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games are against the Okanagan College Coyotes.