LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western drew 1-1 with UNBC on Saturday at Chase Office Field.

TWU's (7-1-2) lone goal was scored by Makenna Dieterich (Langley, B.C.) as UNBC's (3-5-2) Paige Payne scored for the Timberwolves.

Spartans keeper Hannah Miller (Langley, B.C.) only faced one shot which would be converted while UNBC keeper Brooke Molby stopped seven of eight attempts she saw.

Olivia Kranjcec (Okotoks, Alta.) and Kjera Hayman assisted on their respective teams' goals.

AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans opened the scoring in the 11^th minute when Dieterich put a pass from Olivia Kranjcec into the lower right corner of the Timberwolves net to put TWU up 1-0.

Payne took advantage of a Spartan defensive miscue in the 27^th minute. Hayman stole the ball, sending Payne in alone on the TWU's net. Payne made no mistake beating Miller to tie the match at 1-1 in the 27^th minute.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Graham Roxburgh
"Frustrating result. We can't criticize the work ethic or desire, some of it comes down to our decision making which let them defend us efficiently. We certainly had our chances, but it wasn't our night to bury our chances even after starting well.

"The team played their hearts out, but when a team sits that deep it becomes hard to find that incisive pass."

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NOTABLE
• The Spartans hadn't dropped a point to UNBC prior to Saturday's match. TWU's all-time record now stands at 11-0-1 against the Timberwolves.
• Dieterich now has four goals in seven starts, putting her behind Tilly James (Vancouver B.C.) and Charis Wardrope (Maple Ridge, B.C.) for TWU's goal leaders.
• TWU outshot UNBC 26-12 in totals, holding the edge in shots on target as well (12-1).

UP NEXT
Next week the Spartans will take on UFV. The Spartans will host UFV on Friday, Oct. 7^th with a 5:00 p.m. kick off, then head to Abbotsford on Sunday, October 9^th for a 1:00 p.m. match-up. The game 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. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
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