LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans saw their seven-game winning streak and their shutout streak come to an end after a 1-0 loss to the Victoria Vikes in the final match of the regular season Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, BC. The loss drops the second-place Spartans to 9-2-3, while the win moves the fourth-place Vikes to 8-4-2. Prior to tonight's match, the top four positions in the Pacific Division had already been established.

TWU fifth-year keeper Hannah Miller (Langley, B.C.) made four saves in the loss, while the Vikes' Kayley Lidstone made three saves to secure the shutout victory for the Vikes.

Victoria's Erin Jensen scored the lone goal in the 61^st minute.

AS IT HAPPENED
The Vikes scored the lone goal of the match in the 61^st minute. Victoria's Ruby Nicholas found space up the right side of the penalty area and drew the attention of the Spartans defenders and Miller. Nicholas sent a pass across the TWU penalty area to a charging Erin Jensen who notched her seventh of the season to give the Vikes the victory.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Graham Roxburgh
"Obviously it's disappointing in the manner that we lost, I thought we started really well, and we're passing extremely well, and then we just went flat. I thought Sierra Halldorson (fourth-year midfielder, Winnipeg, Man.) was outstanding, and Tilly James (third-year defender, Vancouver, B.C.) was as usual a tower of strength in the back. It's a setback for sure, but a good reminder that we have to show up and play for 90 minutes."
 
NOTABLE

• TWU enters this weekend ranked No. 4 in U SPORTS
• Tonight was the final regular season match for Spartan seniors forward Charity Field (Burnaby, B.C.), midfielder Sierra Halldorson, and keeper Hannah Miller.
• The Spartans outshot the Vikes 18-12 in total shots, but Victoria had the advantage in shots on goal at 6-3.
• TWU had six corner kicks to Victoria's two.
• The Spartans are 29-19-6 lifetime against the Vikes.
• The Spartans see their seven-game winning streak end and their shutout streak end at 717 minutes. TWU's and the CW's shutout streak sits at 924 minutes set in 2017

UP NEXT
The Spartans will have a week off starting the Canada West play-offs when they will host the third-place team from the Prairie Division on October 27 at Chase Office Field.

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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
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