LANGLEY, B.C. –Trinity Western midfielder Lauren Spiller (Surrey, B.C.) is the Canada West Female Athlete of the Week. The rookie notched her first three goals as a Spartan and added an assist on five shots on goal to lead the Spartans to two wins this weekend.
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On Friday night the first-year Psychology student played 66 minutes and had two goals and an assist as the Spartans defeated the Regina Cougars 4-0 at Chase Office Field.
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Spiller followed up on Saturday night with another goal and two shots on goal to help the Spartans to a 3-0 win over the Saskatchewan Huskies.
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The Spartans, 5-1-3, will stay at home this weekend, September 29-30. TWU will host the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday night at 6 p.m., and then the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Saturday night at 5 p.m. 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.
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