LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were unable to find the back of the net as they fell 2-0 to the visiting Victoria Vikes on rain-soaked Chase Office Field Friday night in Langley, B.C. The loss moves the Spartans to 6-5-3, while the win moves the Vikes to 9-1-4.
 
Scoring for the Vikes was Ole Cameron.

Third-year keeper Alexander Cordeiro (Burnaby, B.C.) made four saves in the Spartans loss, while Victoria's Callum Wier made three saves in the Vikes win.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish off Canada West conference play tomorrow when they host the UBC Thunderbirds. 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 Michael Shearon
"For the most part we played okay, except for two corner kicks. We controlled the game a lot. The whole second half I thought we were mostly in their side. They didn't really do anything, as they didn't have to because they were two-nil up. But overall, I thought we were fine. We did a lot of good things; we need to take our chances and score goals and get back to the winning ways. It's not going to be any easier tomorrow night playing UBC we'll have to see what our guys come out with and if we're willing to compete in all phases of the game."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Vikes were able to convert their opportunities in the first half to take a 2-0 lead after 45 minutes. Victoria's Ole Cameron opened the scoring by converting a pass from Javier Sagaste in the 25th minute. The Vikes made it 2-0 when a corner kick by Harry Ritter West resulted in an own goal for Victoria in the 38th minute. TWU had a 7-6 edge in total shots, while Victoria had a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.
 
Both teams had opportunities in the second half with TWU outshooting Victoria 7-5, but neither team was able to add to the scoring as the Vikes ended the match with a 2-0 win.
 
NOTABLE

• TWU outshot Victoria 14-11 in total shots, while the Vikes had 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
• The Spartans had three corner kicks to the Vikes four.
• The Spartans are now 21-26-5 lifetime against the Vikes.
• Last week the Spartans defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 1-0 in Abbotsford, B.C. and tied the Cascades 1-1 at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C.
• Last week the Vikes earned four points against the UBC Thunderbirds. The Vikes won 1-0 at home against the T-birds and tied 0-0 at UBC. 
• Earlier this year the Spartans lost to the Vikes 1-0 in Victoria, B.C.
• Saturday night will be senior night for graduating Spartans: Alexander Cordiero, Mikey Dale, Joey Seo, Xander Roxburgh, Thomas Powell, Charles Nana, Christian Rossi, Mario Banovic, Luca Alberti, and Josh Reinhard.

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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