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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

SPARTANS FALL TO No. 1 UBC THUNDERBIRDS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – The No. 6 Trinity Western Spartans dropped their final game of conference play 2-0 to the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds Sunday evening at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 8-4-2, while the win gives the Thunderbirds a perfect season at 14-0-0.
 
Scoring for the Thunderbirds were Holly Whelan, and Nisa Reehal.

Second-year keeper Yasmine Paul (Surrey, B.C.), and first-year keeper Emalie Lynn (Surrey, B.C.) made one save each in the Spartans loss, while the Thunderbirds Dakota Beckett made four saves in the UBC win.

UP NEXT
With the loss the Spartans will finish third in Canada West and will now head to Edmonton to play the MacEwan Griffins in the opening round of the Canada West play-offs. Match time is to be determined. All Canada West play-off matches will be streamed live on Canda West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh
"I thought at times we played some good soccer and generated some decent chances.  I thought Tilly James (fourth-year, defender, Vancouver, B.C.) and Emily Watchman (third-year, midfield, Edmonton, Alta.) played really well and after settled down we competed really well."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Thunderbirds Whelan opened the scoring in the 20th minute when she converted a square ball from Jade Taylor-Ryan to put UBC 1-0. UBC went up 2-0 when Taylor-Ryan sent a through ball to Reehal who hit the back of the net in the 23rd minute.  UBC outshot TWU 5-4 in total shots, and 3-2 in shots on goal in the open 45 minutes.
 
Both teams had opportunities in the second half, but neither were able to find the back of the net.
 
NOTABLE
  • UBC outshot TWU 9-8 in total shots with both teams having four shots on goal.
  • Each team had one corner kick
  • Trinity Western is now 19-30-12 lifetime against UBC. The Spartans lost to the Thunderbirds 4-0 earlier this season at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, B.C.
  • On Friday the Spartans defeated the UNBC Timberwolves 5-1 at Chase Office Field.
  • On Friday the Thunderbirds defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 6-1 in Abbotsford, B.C.
  • UBC and TWU met in last seasons Canada West Championship which TWU won 1-0 in PKs, and in the U SPORTS Championship which UBC won 1-0 in overtime.
  • This is the first time that the Thunderbirds have finished a season unbeaten or tied, winning all 14 matches.
  • Tonight was senior night for the Spartans Maddie Melnychuk, Charity Field, Tilly James (Vancouver, B.C.), Payton Izsak, Olivia Kranjcec (Okotoks, Alta.), and Sarah Bazille (Coquitlam, B.C.).
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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