LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans outshot the Thompson Rivers WolfPack 13-4, but were unable to find the back of the net as TWU and TRU tied 0-0 Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The tie moves the Spartans to 5-4-2, and the WolfPack to 1-9-2.
 
TWU second-year keeper Austin Petri (Mount Albert, Ont.) made one saves in the draw, while Thompson Rivers' Luca Ortu made four saves for the WolfPack.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now match up with the Fraser Valley Cascades for their annual home-and-home series on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12. The Friday match starts at 8 p.m. (PT) in Abbotsford, B.C. with Saturday's game at 7:15 p.m. (PT) in Langley, B.C. Both matches can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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Trinity Western Head Coach Mike Shearon
"I thought we had a number of great A chances tonight. But at the same time, you're playing against another team, that's competitive, that was well organized, that maybe their record doesn't really reflect how good they are and how they want to come in and beat us. So you have to show up and you have to do all those little things to win games.
 
"We were a little bit off on the little things to win the game. And it doesn't mean that we played poorly. It doesn't mean that we were bad. It just means that tonight it was a little bit off, and we didn't get the victory that we wanted. We got the point and, every step is a step forward because we'll grow, and we'll learn from this and we'll be ready to go next weekend and just continue to push on and continue to try to work towards the goal of being in a playoff spot and winning more games and taking care of business that way."
 
AS IT HAPPENED         
The Spartans had the better of the chances in the opening frame outshooting the WolfPack 5-2 in total shots, but were unable to find the back of the net. Both teams finished the first 45 with one corner kick.
 
Trinity Western again carried the play in the second half, outshooting TRU 8-1 in total shots. But as in the first half the Spartans were unable to capitalize on their opportunities as the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the WolfPack 13-3 in total shots, and 4-1 in shots on goal.
• TWU had an 10-5 edge in corner kicks.
• The Spartans defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat 3-1 Friday night, while Thompson Rivers lost to Fraser Valley 2-0 in Abbotsford, B.C.
• The Spartans are now 12-6-3 lifetime against the WolfPack.

 
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.
 
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