ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were able to withstand a late push by the Fraser Valley Cascades to earn a 1-0 victory over the Cascades Friday night at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, B.C. The win moves the Spartans to 6-4-2, while the loss drops the Cascades to 7-4-2.
 
Scoring the lone Spartan goal was fourth-year defender Adam Hajdecki (Surrey, B.C.).

Second-year keeper Austin Petri (Mount Albert, Ont.) made nine saves in the Spartans shut-out win, while the Cascades Jackson Cowx made four saves in the Fraser Valley loss.

UP NEXT
The Spartans and Cascades will finish their home-and-home weekend Saturday evening at Trinity Western. Match time is set to kick off at 7:15 p.m. at Chase Office Field and can be seen live on Canada West TV. 
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Mike Shearon
"Overall happy with the performance tonight. We had to weather a few storms. UFV is a good team and put some solid pressure on us. Just happy with the overall performance today from everyone, from goalie on out. I thought everyone put in a good shift and did what was required for us to win the game tonight."
 
"But there's no time to rest. We go again tomorrow night and try to secure another victory against probably very determined and very motivated UFV team."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The two teams had limited chances in the opening half and were tied at 0-0 after 45 minutes. UFV outshot TWU 4-1 in shots on goal and 6-4 in total shots. The Cascades also had a 3-2 edge in corner kicks.
 
Hajdecki's (Surrey, B.C.) lone goal came in the 50 minute off of a corner kick from fourth-year forward Charles Nana (Calgary, Alta.).
 
The Cascades threatened late and nearly tied the match, but a lose ball after a header by Cascades' Ebi Igali was cleared off of the Spartan line by TWU third-year defender Mario Banovic (Burnaby, B.C.) in the 85th minute.
 
The Spartans withstood the late pressure and held on for the 1-0 win.
 
NOTABLE

• UFV outshot TWU 14-9 in total shots, and 9-5 in shots on goal.
• The Spartans had six corner kicks to the Cascades five.
• TWU had three offsides called.
• Petri remains unbeaten in CW play at 2-0-1.
• The Spartans are now 20-14-5 lifetime against the Cascades.
• Trinity Western currently sits in fourth place in the Pacific Division with 20 points, trailing third place Fraser Valley at 23 points.

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.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. 
 
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