LANGLEY, B.C. – After clinching a home playoff berth with back-to-back wins, the No. 2-ranked Spartans women's soccer team concludes its regular season at home against UBC Okanagan Friday and Thompson Rivers Saturday at Chase Office Field.
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Friday, Oct 18
th vs. UBC Okanagan – 5 p.m. (PT)
Saturday, Oct. 19
th vs. Thompson Rivers – 5 p.m. (PT)
THE WEEKEND STORY
- TWU (10-1-1) closes out its regular season at home, after last weekend's sweep of UFV, winning 5-1 at home Friday (Oct. 11) and 3-0 on the road Sunday (Oct. 13).
- The Spartans sit second in the Canada West Pacific standings, just one point behind Calgary (10-0-2).
- Spartans captain Jenaya Robertson (Delta, B.C.) will look to keep TWU's offence rolling, as she sits first in Canada West for goals (10) and points (14).
- Robertson has scored in each of her previous four matches, dating back to Oct. 4.
- Fellow Spartan Rachel Hutchinson (Cloverdale, B.C.) was recently named U SPORTS athlete of the week, after her two goal, three assist weekend against UFV.
- UBC Okanagan (1-10-1) and Thompson Rivers (2-6-4) sit last and second last in the Canada West Pacific standings, respectively.
- TWU is 5-1 all time against UBC Okanagan, and 6-0 all time against Thompson Rivers.
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (10-1-1)
Canada West Pacific Standings: 2nd
Last Weekend: vs. UFV (W 5-1), @UFV (W 3-0)
Streak: 2 wins
Regular Season Form: W-W-L-W-W
UBC OKANAGAN (1-10-1)
Canada West Pacific Standings: 8
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Last Weekend: vs. Thompson Rivers (L 2-0), @ Thompson Rivers (T 1-1)
Streak: T1
Regular Season Form: L-L-L-L-T
THOMPSON RIVERS
Canada West Pacific Standings: 7
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Last Weekend: @ UBC Okanagan (W 2-0), vs. UBC Okanagan (T 1-1)
Streak: T1
Regular Season Form: T-L-L-W-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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