LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) has been named the Spartan Female
Athlete of the Week. Fawcett back-stopped the Spartans to back-to-back wins over the visiting Calgary Dinos at the Langley Events Centre this past weekend to help move the Spartans to 9-7 and third place in the West Division of Canada West.
On Friday afternoon the human kinetics student helped lead the Spartans to a 3-1 win by making 21 saves, and then on Saturday afternoon, she made 25 saves to earn another 3-1 victory.
Fawcett currently has a 1.88 goals-against average, sixth in CW, and a 0.930 save percentage, fifth in CW. And is tied for third in Canada West with six wins.
Fawcett and the 9-5 Spartans will face the No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds in a home-and-home series this Friday and Saturday. TWU will host UBC on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre, and then on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Both matches can be seen live on Canada West TV.
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.
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