LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western goalie Grace Deveau (St. Albert, Alta.) is the Spartan Female Athlete of the Week after making 48 saves in her Canada West debut to lead the Spartans to a 4-1 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday at The ARENAS at Langley Events Centre.
The second-year human kinetics student stopped 48 of 49 shots over the full 60 minutes, posting a .980 save percentage in her only appearance of the weekend. Deveau turned aside all 14 first-period shots and all 15 in the second as the Spartans built a 4-0 lead.
Deveau added 19 saves in the third period, allowing only a power-play goal at 10:55. The victory was TWU’s first over UBC since a 2-0 preseason win on September 15, 2023. It was also the Spartans’ first Canada West win over the Thunderbirds since a 3-2 overtime victory on November 10, 2022, and just their second conference win in the series. Deveau’s debut delivered TWU’s first regulation victory over UBC in Canada West play.
The Spartans will travel to Edmonton to face the MacEwan Griffins on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24, at Downtown Community Arena. Both games 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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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 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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