Liverpool, England – The Trinity Western women's soccer team finished their preseason tour of England with a 3-1 victory over Liverpool FC Sunday evening in Liverpool, England.
 
The Spartans opened the scoring with an own goal in the 25^th minute to go up 1-0 midway through the opening half. Ten minutes later TWU fourth year forward Kathryn Harvey (Coquitlam, B.C.) made it 2-0 for the visitors from Langley, B.C. Liverpool took advantage of a Spartan defensive breakdown to make the score 2-1 at the end of the opening half.
 
Fourth year forward Nicole Bolder (Calgary) made the final 3-1 when she slotted home a square ball from Harvey in the 55^th minute.
 
Spartan second year keeper Hannah Miller (Langley, B.C.) earned the win for TWU.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Graham Roxburgh
" It was a good squad performance, we moved the ball well, and I was really pleased to get everyone some playing time. Liverpool have some great young talent so they were hard to break down and we are really grateful for their hospitality and hosting our team."
 
"In the end, it was a good game, with some very good passing movements and some tidy finishes."

NOTABLE
• TWU finishes the tour 2-0-3
• Wolverton is a member of England's Women's National League Division One.
• The Wolves were the 2016-17 FA Women's Premier League Midlands Division One Winners
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will return home for preseason matches on August 27 and August 31.
 
The Spartans home-opening weekend is Sept. 13-14, when they host Winnipeg and Manitoba. Kickoff for both matches is at 5 p.m. at TWU's Chase Office Field.
 
2019 Preseason Schedule
Aug. 8 – @ West Bromwich Albion Women – 11:30 a.m. (PT)
Aug. 11 – @ Wolverhampton Wanderers WFC – 6 a.m. (PT)
Aug. 13 – @ Blackburn Rovers Ladies FC – 11:30 a.m. (PT)
Aug. 14 – @ Birmingham City FC Women – 7:30 a.m. (PT)
Aug. 18 – @ Liverpool FC Women U21 – TBC (PT)
Aug. 27 – vs. Western Washington University – 7 p.m. (PT)
Aug. 31 – vs. Concordia University – 7 p.m. (PT)
 
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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