LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fifth-year midfielder Erin Stewart (Winnipeg, Man.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after helping lead the Spartans to a 2-1 win over the Fraser Valley Cascades this past Friday at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, B.C.
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On Friday night, in the Spartans' win, the psychology student assisted on third-year forward Mansha Sidhu’s (Surrey, B.C.) game-winning goal and added a shot on goal while playing the full 90 minutes. Â
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Stewart and the rest of the No. 10 Spartans will now return home to host the Thompson Rivers WolfPack and the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 26. Both games have a 6 p.m. (PT) kickoff and can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
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About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and 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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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 CIS 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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