LETHBRIDGE, Alberta– After trailing for most of the first half the Trinity Western Spartans scored four unanswered goals to earn a 4-1 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns Saturday afternoon in Lethbridge, Alta.
Lethbridge's Kai Sakaguchi opened the scoring in the 9
th minute, on a set piece from near the Spartan endline, to put the Pronghorns up 1-0 for most of the opening half. TWU's
Adam Hajdecki (Surrey, B.C.) tied the match up in the 33
rd minute as the two teams went into the break tied 1-1.
The Spartans
Soren Di Sabatino (Langley, B.C.) got the game winner in the 62
nd minute on a pretty strike from inside the penalty area into the top right corner of the Pronghorn's net.
TWU's
Keishean Francois (White Rock, B.C.) got the insurance goal a minute later when the Spartans took advantage of a pass over the back line of the Pronghorn defence.
The Spartans got an Own Goal in extra time when a Pronghorn headed the ball back into the Lethbridge net to make the final 4-1 for TWU.
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are a lifetime 23-2-1 against the Pronghorns and have not lost to Lethbridge since a 2-1 toss October 31, 2009.
• TWU's
Alexander Cordeiro (Burnaby, B.C.) made one save to earn the win for the Spartans, while Tegan Romaine made two saves in the loss for the Pronghorns.
• The Spartans out shot the Horn's 22-8 overall and 6-2 in shots on goal.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head to Calgary to take on the Mount Royal Cougars tomorrow afternoon. Game time is set for 3 p.m. MT. All TWU games can be seen love 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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