SANTA BARBARA, California – The Trinity Western Spartans finished their 2024 preseason tour of California with a 2-0 loss to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Monday evening at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. The Spartans finish the tour at 0-2-1.
The two teams were tied 0-0 after 45 minutes. UCSB's Olivia Howard (53) and Chayse Yu (78) scored the two goals for the Gauchos to give UCSB the 2-0 victory.
TWU second-year keeper
Yasmine Pahal (Surrey, B.C.) made one save in the loss. While Sabrina Hinz (28), Morgan Lucich (17), and Maddie Buckley (45) combined for five saves in the UCSB win.
The Spartans had a 4-1 edge in corner kicks. TWU also had the better of UCSB in shots 9-5, and shots on goal 5-3.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head home to host the Seattle Pacific Falcons on Tuesday, August 20. Kick-off is set for 3 p.m. at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. Trinity Western opens Canada West conference play on Friday, September 6 against the TRU WolfPack. Match time in Kamloops, B.C. is set for 5 p.m. PT.
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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