LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fourth-year forward Mansha Sidhu (Surrey, B.C.) is the Spartan Female
Athlete of the Week after scoring the winner and assisting on the opener in Saturday’s 2-1 upset of the No. 7 Mount Royal Cougars in the Canada West quarter-finals in Calgary.
The business student sent fourth-year forward Luciana Andrews (Coquitlam, B.C.) in alone for the opening goal in the 14th minute. After Mount Royal equalized in the 89th, Sidhu lifted a free kick into the top left corner in added time to send the Spartans through to the semifinals. She finished with one goal and one assist on three shots, one on target, in 66 minutes.
The winner was Sidhu’s 25th career goal across regular-season and playoff competition, moving her into sole possession of eighth in TWU history. It was also her 12th career game-winner, tying Nikki Wright for fourth in program history.
The Spartans will face the UBC Thunderbirds in the Canada West semifinals on Thursday, November 5, at 4 p.m. (PT) at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. The match 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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