LANGLEY, B.C. – After a weekend on the road the No. 2-ranked Spartans women's soccer team returns home to take on the UFV Cascades Friday at Chase Office Field and Sunday in Abbotsford, B.C..
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Friday, Oct 11
th vs. UFV – 5 p.m. (PT)
Sunday, Oct. 13
th @ UFV – 2 p.m. (PT)
THE WEEKEND STORY
- TWU (8-1-1) returns home after a weekend on the road, winning 5-2 against UNBC (Oct. 4) before suffering their first loss of the season to Calgary 2-1 (Oct. 6).
- The Spartans now sit second in the Canada West Pacific standings, one point behind Calgary.
- UFV (2-3-5) meanwhile sits sixth in the Pacific, coming off a 3-0 loss to Calgary (Oct. 4) and a draw against UNBC (Oct. 6).
- Jenaya Robertson (Delta, B.C.) will lead the Spartans attack, coming off goals in back-to-back games last weekend. Robertson's seven goals are good for second in Canada West.
- Spartans goalkeeper Hannah Miller (Langley) will be looking for a Canada West leading ninth win against a Cascades side she has never started against.
- UFV goalkeeper Brooke Molby will also be looking to continue her strong season, surrendering just two goals and managing 24 saves through five starts.
- TWU is 19-5 all time against UFV, winning their previous 15 matches against the Cascades dating back to 2011.
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (8-1-1)
Canada West Pacific Standings: 2nd
Last Weekend: @ UNBC (W 5-2), @ Calgary (L 2-1)
Streak: L1
Regular Season Form: W-W-W-W-L
UFV CASCADES (2-3-5)
Canada West Pacific Standings: 6th
Last Weekend: @ Calgary (L 3-0), @ UNBC (T 1-1)
Streak: T1
Regular Season Form: T-T-T-L-T
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, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.
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