LANGLEY, British Columbia – A late comeback by the Trinity Western Spartans fell short as the No. 10 Calgary Dinos prevailed 3-2 over the Spartans to earn a weekend split Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops Trinity Western to 1-4, while the win moves Dinos to 4-3-1.
 
Trailing 3-0 late with under a minute to go the Spartans scored two goals in 12 seconds to make the final 3-2 for the Dinos.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were second-year forward Kyra Anderson (Regina, Sask.) and third-year forward Kara Yackel (St. Paul, Man.)
 
Scoring for the Dinos were Sophia Zuck, April Klarenbach, and Rebecca Clarke.
 
Fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 23 saves in the Spartans loss, while Calgary's Amelia Awad made 25 saves in the Dinos victory.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head to Saskatchewan to play the Regina Cougars on November 1-2. Game times at The Co-Operators Centre are set for 7 p.m. and 5 p.m. The games can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Peter Hay
"We played good enough to win today. We kept Calgary's danger chances down from last night but when we had prime scoring chances in the first we didn't burry them which allowed Calgary in the game and they did score. Coming back at the end to almost tie it up shows our character and never give up attitude so we can take that as part of our successful process regardless if the outcome didn't go our way. Another week ahead to get better and be ready for a road trip to Regina."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Dinos got on the board first with a goal from Sophia Zuck at 8:52. Despite opportunities from both teams it would be the only goal of the opening 20 minutes with the Dinos leading 1-0 heading into the first intermission. TWU finished the period outshooting Calgary 11-6.  
 
Calgary's April Klarenbach made it 2-0 at 13:30 of the second period when you picked up a lose puck in front of the Spartans net and beat Fawcett. Calgary outshot TWU 11-9 in the second period.
 
The Dinos' Rebecca Clarke got the game winner at 6:14 of the third. Had chances throughout the period but didn't solve Awad until the final minute. Anderson got TWU their first at 19:06, and Yackel followed up 12 seconds later at 19:18 with Fawcett on the TWU bench. Unfortunately, the Spartans were unable to find another as the Dinos held on for the 3-2 win. The Dinos had a 9-7 edge in shots in the final period.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Dinos 27-26.
• TWU finished with 0-2 on the power play, while Calgary finished 0-3.
• Friday night the Spartans defeated the Dinos 3-1 at the Langley Events Centre.
• The Spartans are currently 3-8 lifetime against the Dinos.

 
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 U 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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