LANGLEY, B.C. –Trinity Western forward Olivia Kranjcec (Okotoks, Alta.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after notching a goal on two shots as the Spartans earned three points on the road this past weekend with a win against the Victoria Vikes and a tie with the Mount Royal Cougars.
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On Friday night the third-year Human Kinetics student played a full 90 minutes as the Spartans defeated the Vikes 4-1 in Victoria.
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Kranjcec followed up on Sunday afternoon with a goal and two shots to lead the Spartans to a 1-1 tie against the Mount Royal Cougars.
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So far this season Kranjcec has played 425 minutes of a potential 450 minutes of the Spartans' first five matches.
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The Spartans, 2-1-2, will stay on the road next weekend, September 16-17. TWU will travel to Calgary to take on the Calgary Dinos on Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m., and then head to Lethbridge to take on the Lethbridge Pronghorns at 12 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Both matches can be seen live on Canada West TV.
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About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. Â
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