LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's men's soccer team played to a 0-0 tie with the visiting Calgary Dinos Saturday at Chase Office Field.
Spartans goalie
Alexander Cordeiro (Burnaby, B.C.) made four saves to earn the clean sheet for the home side. With the draw, TWU is now 5-3-2 in the regular season.
Calgary goalkeeper Jake Ruschkowski made three saves for the Dinos (3-3-3), but was helped out by the woodwork, as the Spartans hit two posts.
Thomas Powell (Coquitlam, B.C.) hit the post in the 23rd minute, before
Jordan Low (Port Moody, B.C.) did the same in the 26th minute.
The Spartans heavily outshot the Dinos, finishing with an 18-6 edge in total shots. However, Calgary had a slight advantage in shots on goal, at 4-3. The Spartans finished with nine corner kicks to the Dinos one.
QUOTABLE
Mike Shearon – TWU Head Coach
"Tonight was massively disappointing. I think we should've had a goal tonight. We hit two posts. We need to carry our play on from one night to another. Dropping points isn't great tonight. We need to regroup heading into a tough upcoming weekend."
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are now 3-0-1 at Chase Office Field this year in the regular season.
• TWU now holds a 25-7-8 record over Calgary with only two losses taking place at home (14-2-5 home record vs. Dinos).
• The last meeting between the two sides saw the Spartans get upset by the Dinos in the 2019 Canada West playoffs, taking a 1-0 loss on Oct. 26th, 2019.
• Prior to their last meeting, the Spartans had won six straight games against Calgary, spanning from Oct. 31, 2015 to Sept. 14, 2019.
UP NEXT
TWU is on the road next weekend when the Spartans travel to play Thompson Rivers (Sept. 30) and UBC Okanagan (Oct. 1).
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.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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