LANGLEY, British Columbia - Trinity Western forward Kylie Hendricks (Maple Ridge, B.C.) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after helping to lead the Spartans to a weekend split this week at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C.
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On Friday night the human kinetics student played 83 minutes, and had two shots on goal and the opening goal to help lead the Spartans to a 2-1 victory over the visiting UBC Okanagan Heat. Then on Saturday the third-year played 29 minutes in a 1-0 loss to the Thompson Rivers WolfPack at Chase Office Field.
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Hendricks and the 5-3-2 Spartans will now match up with the Fraser Valley Cascades for their annual home-and-home series on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12. The Friday match starts at 5:30 p.m. (PT) in Abbotsford, B.C. with Saturday's game at 5 p.m. (PT) in Langley, B.C. 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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