LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western fourth-year midfielder Sierra Halldorson (Winnipeg, MB) scored on a penalty kick in extra time to allow the Spartans to salvage a 1-1 draw with the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday evening at Chase Office Field in Langley, BC. The draw moves both the Spartans and the Cascades to 1-1-1 on the season.

TWU fifth-year keeper Hanna Miller (Langley, B.C.) faced only one shot in the match, while UFV keeper Kareena Sahota made nine saves on the night.

AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans had control of most of the opening half outshooting the Cascades 10-1. But UFV made the most of their lone shot on net in the opening 45 minutes. Cascade midfielder Halle McCambley dispossessed the Spartan defender and then from the right side of the box chipped the ball over TWU's Miller and into the far side of the net to give the UFV a 1-0 lead in the 40^th minute.
 
TWU again had the advantage in the second half but were unable to find the back of the net even with a 9-2 total shot advantage. Not until extra time did the Spartans find the mark. TWU second-year forward Charis Wardrope (Maple Ridge, B.C.) made a hard charge into the left side of the UFV penalty area where she was fouled by UFV keeper Sahota. The Spartans Halldorson beat Sahota on the ensuing PK to tie the match at 1-1 in extra time.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Graham Roxburgh
"Disappointing and I hope we learn from it because while we had most of the territorial possession and we were coming in the end, our decision-making and lack of mental sharpness was what cost us." 
 
NOTABLE

• TWU enters the 2023 season ranked No. 2 in the Canada West pre-season coaches' poll, while UFV is ranked No. 12.
• The Spartans are now 31-2-5 lifetime against the Cascades, and unbeaten at home at 22-0-3.
• Trinity Western outshot Fraser Valley 19-3 in total shots and 10-1 in shots on target.
• Both teams finished with six corner kicks.
• UFV had 12 fouls and two yellow cards, while TWU had six fouls
• TWU played the final 15 minutes down a player after defender Tilly James was injured and had to leave the match. The Spartans were unable to replace her as they had used all of their allotted six in-game subs.
• TWU is currently on a 28-game unbeaten streak against UFV, which included 27 straight wins until this evening. Their last loss was in the Canada West semi-final on November 6, 2010, when the Cascades prevailed 3-2 in a 5-4 shoot-out win.
• The Cascades, 1-1-0, were also on the road last weekend against UBC and UNBC. UFV lost to the Thunderbirds 1-0 on Friday night in Vancouver, then followed it up with a 3-1 win over UNBC Sunday afternoon in Prince George, B.C.
• TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh currently has a conference record of Conference 198-51-40.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will now have an extended road trip next weekend, September 8-10. TWU will travel to Victoria to face the Vikes on Friday night at 5 p.m. and then head to Calgary to take on the Mount Royal Cougars on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Both matches 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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
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