KELOWNA, British Columbia– Trinity Western's Tilly James (Vancouver) scored twice and keeper Hannah Miller (Langley, B.C.) earned the shutout as the Spartans defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat 2-0 Saturday afternoon in Kelowna, B.C.

TWU's Miller made one save to earn her seventh shutout of the season and drop her goals against average to Canada West leading 0.25. UBC-O's Molly Race made three saves in the loss. The Spartans improve to 6-1-1 in conference play, while the Heat drop to 2-4-2.

James opened the scoring in the 33rd minute to put TWU up 1-0. James dribbled up left side of the pitch and, uncontested from a few meters inside the top left side of the penalty area, sent ball over UBC Okanagan's Race into the top right corner of the Heat net.

The second year defender got her second of the match, and fifth of the season, in the 89th to make the final 2-0 for TWU. James got the ball directly in the middle of the box on a touch pass from Sierra Halldorson (Winnipeg), where the open forward easily put the ball into the back of the Heat net.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Graham Roxburgh
"Sometimes you need to go on the road and find different ways to win. Today it took battling and fantastic work by Tilly and Sierra. The whole team worked hard and fought through some frustration. We will keep growing and learning and developing together."
 
"It was a good bounce back win after the disappointing result yesterday."

NOTABLE
• The Spartans are 10-0-1 lifetime against the Heat.
• TWU has averaged 3.54 goals per game against UBC Okanagan, while the Heat have 0.55 goals per game against the Spartans.
• The Spartans have outscored their opponents 21-2 this season, and have six consecutive shutouts.
• TWU outshot UBC-O 9-1 in total shots and 6-1 in shots on goal. The Spartans also led 11-1 in corner kicks.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will return home to Langley, B.C. next weekend when they will host the Calgary Dinos on Friday, September 30 and the UNBC Timberwolves on Saturday, October 1. Friday's match is at 7 p.m., while Saturday's has a 5 p.m. kickoff. Both games 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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