SASKATOON, Sask. – After battling for five periods the Trinity Western Spartans dropped a 2-1 shootout (2-0) decision to the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday evening in Saskatoon. The win moves the Huskies to 12-5-3, while the loss drops the Spartans to 9-8-2-1.
Saskatchewan's Sophie Lalor and Kendra Zuchotzki scored for the Huskies in the shootout, while Trinity Western failed to get the puck past Colby Wilson.
TWU's
Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 21 saves in the shootout loss, while Saskatchewan's Wilson made 32 saves to earn the win.
All the scoring came in the second period. Kendra Zuchotzki got the lone goal for the Huskies, her fourth of the season, on the power play at 12:15. TWU's MacKenzie Mayo (Saskatoon, Sask.) answered for the Spartans with her fourth of the season, also on the power play, at 16:57 to even the scoring at 1-1.
QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Jean Laforest
"We gained a very important point in the standings this evening. We're disappointed in the shootout loss but we outshot Saskatchewan and had more scoring opportunities than they did. We played some very good hockey this weekend and I like the direction we're heading in with respect to execution and style of play."
NOTABLE
• The Spartans are 2-3-1 lifetime against the Huskies.
• TWU finished the game outshooting Saskatchewan 33-23.
• Both teams finished 1-4 on the power play.
• TWU and the Calgary Dinos are tied for fifth place in Canada West with 21 points, while the Huskies are tied with Alberta for third place with 27 points.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will remain on the road next weekend when they will travel to Edmonton to take on the Alberta Pandas on January 13 and 14. Game time is set for 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. local time on Friday and Saturday and can be seen live on
www.CanadaWest.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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