LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans saw their six-game winning streak come to an end with a 3-2 loss to the visiting No. 5 Mount Royal Cougars Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 7-6, while the Cougars improve to 9-2-1-1.
 
Rookie blueliner Chayce Kullman (Bragg Creek, Alta.) with her first goal of her career, and second-year forward Charlotte Swanton (Victoria, B.C.) scored for the Spartans. While Jordyn Hutt, Aliya Jomha and Allee Gerrard found the back of the net for the Cougars.
 
Trinity Western's fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 19 saves in the Spartans' loss, while Kaitlyn Ross made 22 saves in the Cougars win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Cougars will finish the two-game weekend series tomorrow at 1 p.m. (PT) at the Langley Events Centre. The game can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
TWU head coach Peter Hay
"I'm happy for Kullman to be able to get her first U SPORTS goal. I thought our team played hard. Every player contributed. We played good enough to win. We came really close to going into overtime and we showed ourselves that we can play with the best teams in our league. We have some key injuries, but we will be ready tomorrow with the lineup that we have. We have to fight to get another chance for two points."

AS IT HAPPENED
The Cougars' Hutt scored the lone goal of the opening period at 5:36 to give MRU the 1-0 lead after the first period. TWU outshot MRU 12-7 in the first period.
 
TWU's Kulman tied the game at 8:02 of the second period with a shot from the point to make it a 1-1 game going into the final period. MRU had the shot advantage at 6-5.
 
Jomha put the Cougars up 2-1 with a goal at 17:35. MRU's Gerrard followed up with an empty net goal at 19:01. TWU's Swanton made it a one-goal game with two seconds remaining in the game. MRU outshot TWU 9-7 in the final period.
 
NOTABLE 

• The Spartans outshot the Cougars 24-22
• Both teams were 0-2 on the power play.
• Three Stars: MRU Aliya Jomha, Jordyn Hutt, TWU Chayce Kullman
• Last weekend on the road TWU swept the MacEwan Griffins, 4-1, and 3-0 in Edmonton, Alta.
• Last weekend the Mount Royal Cougars swept the Manitoba Bisons at home in Calgary, Alta. The Cougars won 7-0 on Friday night, and 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night at the Flames Community Arena.
• TWU is currently 1-15 lifetime against the Cougars. Last season TWU lost 4-0, and 2-0 to MacEwan on the road in Calgary, Alta.
• The Spartans' lone win against the Cougars was in the 2023 Canada West play-offs. TWU lost the best of three series 2-1 to the eventual national champion Cougars in Calgary.

 
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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