LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western midfielder Olivia Kranjcec (Okotoks, Alta.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after helping to lead the women’s soccer team to a Canada West Championship win this past weekend in Vancouver, B.C. The Spartans defeated the Victoria Vikes and the UBC Thunderbirds to claim their 10th CW championship in program history.
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Facing the Victoria Vikes in the sudden death semi-final game the human kinetics major had a goal on her lone shot to help lead the Spartans to a 2-0 win over the Vikes and a spot in the Canada West final.
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In Saturday’s match against the No. 1 Thunderbirds, Kranjcec had a solid game in the midfield shutting down the Thunderbirds' attack, as the two teams would need penalty kicks to decide the contest. Kranjcec opened the PK session for the Spartans with a goal to set the tone for TWU’s 6-5 PK win.
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The Spartans are now headed to the U SPORTS national championship, hosted by Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.  It is the Spartans' 14th appearance at the national championship
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TWU will open up against the Queen’s Gaels on Thursday, November 9 in the fourth quarter-final at 6:30 p.m. (ET). All championship matches are streamed live on CBCSports.
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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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