LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans scored four second half goals to come from behind and earn a stunning 4-2 victory over the Fraser Valley Cascades Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The victory improves the Spartans to 7-3-2, while the loss drops the Cascades to 2-8-2. With the win the Spartans move into second place in the Pacific Division with 23 points, one point ahead of third place Victoria with 22 points with two games remaining in conference play.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were second-year forward Mansha Sidhu (Surrey, B.C.) with two goals, third-year midfielder Emily Watchman (Edmonton, Alta.), and third-year midfielder Kylie Hendricks (Maple Ridge, B.C.), while Kiana Langston scored twice for the Cascades.

Second-year keeper Yasmine Paul (Surrey, B.C.) made two saves in the Spartans win, while the Cascades Alana Madec made three saves in the Fraser Valley loss.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish off Canada West conference play next weekend, October 18-19, when they host the UNBC Timberwolves and the UBC Thunderbirds. Match time on both nights is set to kick off at 5 p.m. at Chase Office Field and can be seen live on Canada West TV. 
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh
"Obviously I am relieved that we recovered from a very poor start. We played some better soccer in the second half. Kylie Hendricks had a really good second half and was rewarded with a wonderful goal.  Mansha took her goals well and there were some good contributions from Holly and Caitlin and Lucy.  We showed some character tonight, but we also have to stop making needless mistakes that allow team's chances."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Cascades got on the board early when UFV's Kiana Langston made a spin move and, from the centre-left side of the box, sent a ball off the far-right post and into the left side of the Spartans net to put UFV 1-0 in the third minute.
 
Langston got her second of the night in the 38th minute. On a counterattack, Langston took a pass from Eesha Mudaliar in the centre of the TWU penalty area, where she turned and found the lower right corner to put UFV up 2-0 at the half. UFV outshot TWU 7-6 overall and 4-3 in shots on goal in the first half. TWU had a 6-0 edge in corner kicks.
 
The Spartans found their game in the second half as Watchman's header pulled the Spartans to within one, 2-1, in the 57th minute.  Watchman converted a free kick from first-year midfielder Lucy Haigh (Victoria, B.C.) to cut the Cascades lead in half.
 
In the 65th minute a hand ball in the penalty area by Fraser Valley gave Trinity Western a penalty kick. TWU's Sidhu took the kick and found the back of the net to tie the match at 2-2.
 
Hendricks got the game winner for the Spartans in the 80th minute. Fourth-year defender Sarah Bazilee (Coquitlam, B.C.) sent a long free kick from the right side into the Cascade penalty area. The ball bounced off a Cascade defender to Hendricks who then sent the ball into the left side of the UFV net to put TWU up 3-2.
Sidhu got her second of the match and the insurance goal in the 84th minute. Sidhu took a long header from rookie forward Caitlin Cooper (Abbotsford, B.C.) and went in alone on the left side to beat UFV's Madec and put the Spartans up 4-2.
 
NOTABLE

• TWU outshot the UFV 16-7 in total shots with a 7-4 edge in shots on goal.
• The Spartans had 14 corner kicks to the Cascades two.
• The Spartans are now 33-2-6 lifetime against the Cascades. TWU's last loss to UFV was 3-2 fourteen years ago in the Canada West semi-finals in Edmonton on November 6, 2010.
• TWU has never lost to UFV at home. The Spartans are currently 23-0-3 at Chase office Field against the Cascades.

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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