LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) has been named the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after a Canada West record-breaking performance against the Manitoba Bisons this past weekend in Winnipeg, Man.
In game two on Saturday, the human kinetics student did everything possible to get the Spartans a win stopping a Canada West record-breaking 71 shots in the Spartans' 2-1 triple overtime loss to the Bisons. The 71 saves break the previous record of 66 that was set by Manitoba’s Amanda Schubert in a 2-1 5OT 2-1 over the Saskatchewan Huskies on Feb. 21, 2016.
Fawcett opened the best-of-three series with 36 saves to earn a 3-1 win Friday night in Winnipeg, Man. The win was only the second postseason win for the Spartans. In 2022-23 TWU defeated the eventual U SPORTS champion Mount Royal Cougars 2-1 on February 18, 2023, in Calgary, Alta.
The Spartans season ended on Sunday afternoon with a 5-2 game three to the Bisons. Fawcett made 17 saves in Sunday’s loss bringing her total for the weekend to an amazing 124.
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 has won 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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