EDMONTON – Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) stopped 27 of 28 shots faced in Trinity Western's 1-0 loss to No. 6 Alberta on Friday at Clare Drake Arena.
 
Alberta's Taylor Anker scored Friday's lone power play marker 6:05 into the second period.
 
The Spartans (9-9-2) were unable to generate enough offence against a stingy Pandas (15-5-1) defensive group. The Pandas held the Spartans to 13, compared to Alberta's sum of 28.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
A slow first period resulted in Alberta edging past the Spartans in shots, 7-4.
 
The Pandas dominated the second period, but Fawcett stood tall, stopping all but one of 11 Alberta attempts on net.

The Spartans could not capitalize on any opportunities to bring Friday's tilt to a tie, ending it at a 1-0 victory for Alberta.
 
NOTABLE

• Fawcett has been sharp all season. The second-year goaltender statistically ranks among the conference's best thus far, standing at fifth in save percentage (.936) while holding a 1.80 GAA.
• The Spartans are 2-3 all-time against Alberta.
• TWU went 0/5 on the power play.

UP NEXT
The Spartans rematch Alberta at Clare Drake Arena on Saturday (2:00 p.m. MT).

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, as well as women's and men's disc golf. 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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