LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans were handed a tough 1-0 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds at a rain-soaked Willoughby Stadium Saturday night in Langley, B.C. The loss moves the Spartans to 6-6-3, while the win moves the UBC to 11-1-3.
 
UBC's Connor Mrazek scored the lone goal of the match in the 81st minute when he headed a ball from Asvin Chauhan to put UBC up 1-0.
 
TWU's best chance of the evening came in the 59th minute when, from distance, second-year defender Jonny Grant (Ottawa, Ont.) sent a hard shot off the UBC crossbar.

Third-year keeper Alexander Cordeiro (Burnaby, B.C.) made six saves in the Spartans loss, while UBC's Bennett McKay made three saves in the Thunderbird win.

UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head into the Canada West play-offs. With the loss TWU will finish fourth in the Pacific Division, which means they will travel to Edmonton to play the No. 1 Prairie Division team the Alberta Golden Bears. The time and location of the match is to be determined, but will be streamed live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Michael Shearon
"Disappointed that we could not get a result tonight. We literally weathered some storms tonight and kept them at zero in the first half, one where I thought they were better for sure. We did have some chances in the first that our final ball let us down. In the second I thought we played better and could have gotten something out of the game. Looking forward to getting back at it next weekend in playoffs and see if we can do some damage."

NOTABLE

• UBC outshot TWU  17-10 in total shots, and 7-3 in shots on goal.
• The Spartans had two corner kicks to the Thunderbirds nine.
• Last night the Spartans lost to the Victoria Vikes 2-0 at Chase Office Field.
• Last night the Thunderbirds defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 4-2
• Earlier this season the Spartans tied the Thunderbirds 1-1 in Vancouver, B.C.
• TWU is now 12-28-15 lifetime against UBC.
• Saturday night was senior night for graduating Spartans: Alexander Cordeiro, 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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