EDMONTON. –Trinity Western's No. 2 ranked women's soccer team fell 1-0 to UBC Friday in Canada West Final Four play, hosted by MacEwan at Clarke Stadium. 
 
The Spartans were looking for their ninth consecutive berth in the Canada West championship, but will now face Final Four host MacEwan in the bronze match Saturday (12 p.m. MT). 
 
Thunderbirds rookie Nisa Reehal had the lone goal in the match, as UBC advances to Saturday's championship game against Calgary. The win also give the Thunderbirds a berth in the U SPORTS national tournament in Victoria (Nov. 7-10).
 
After a scoreless first half, it was Reehal who broke the tie late in the second half at the 77^th minute. Reehal juked a defender at the top of the box and fired a laser on goal to make it 1-0 UBC. Trinity Western goalkeeper Hannah Miller (Langley, B.C.) got a piece of the hard blast but not enough as it snuck inside the near post.
 
The Spartans nearly countered with their best chance in the 82^nd minute, as Rachel Hutchinson (Cloverdale, B.C.) put a shot in that UBC keeper Emily Moore somehow kept out, setting up a corner kick where Hutchinson's direct high corner went off the far post.
 
That would be it however, as the Thunderbirds would hang on for the 1-0 victory.

Spartans keeper Miller made five saves in the loss, while UBC keeper Moore made three saves to earn her third consecutive clean-sheet.
 
QUOTABLE
Graham Roxburgh – TWU Head Coach
 
"We had a special season and to be honest with you, it's tough. We're a bit disappointed we didn't get to host. Soccer's not played a lot on a surface like this, but both teams have to play on it. 
 
"We didn't play our best today, which is unfortunate, but I thought they defended us really well. In the end we were a bit unlucky to lose, but that's soccer. They buried one chance and we didn't take advantage of two or three of our chances."
 
NOTABLE

• This year marked the 16^th consecutive appearance for the Spartans in the Canada West Final Four.
• The Spartans were looking for their third-consecutive Canada West championship, after wins in 2017 and 2018.
• TWU and UBC last met in the Final Four in 2017, as the Spartans won 3-0 at Chase Office Field (Nov. 3, 2017) before winning the Canada West championship with a 2-1 win over Victoria. 

NEXT UP
The Spartans will now face Final Four host MacEwan in the bronze match Saturday (12 p.m. MT) at Edmonton's Clarke Stadium. 
 
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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