SPOKANE, Washington – The NCAA Div. I Gonzaga Bulldogs exploded for six second-half goals to defeat the visiting Trinity Western Spartans 6-0 Saturday night at Luger Field in Spokane, WA. The loss drops the Spartans to 1-2 in preseason play.

Hannah Miller (Langley, B.C.) played the full 90 in net for the Spartans and made eight saves in the loss. While Bulldogs split the keeping duties between four goalkeepers, who combined for three saves, with Lauren Towne playing the majority of the match, 68:21, to earn the win.

The Spartans and Bulldogs were tied 0-0 after the first 45 minutes of play. Gonzaga opened the scoring in the second minute of the second half to go up 1-0. The Bulldogs then broke open the game by scoring three goals in two and a half minutes, to give Gonzaga a 4-0 lead heading into the final 30 minutes of play. Scoring for the Bulldogs were Kate Doyle (47^th, 62^nd), Marissa Garcia, 63^rd, Maddie Kemp 64^th, Giana Riley 74^th, and Kyle Jones 84^th.

Gonzaga out-shot the Spartans 22-8 and had a 7-1 edge in corner kicks.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue preseason play on Thursday, August 17, 2023, when they will travel to Seattle, WA to take on Seattle Pacific University. Match time against the Falcons is set for 6 p.m. PT at Interbay Stadium in Seattle. TWU kicks off Canada West play on Friday, August 25 against the UNBC Timberwolves in Prince George, B.C.
 
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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