BAKERSFIELD, California – The Trinity Western Spartans opened the 2024 preseason with a 5-1 loss to the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Thursday evening at the Main Soccer Field in Bakersfield, California.  
 
TWU second-year keeper Yasmine Pahal (Surrey, B.C.) played the full match for the Spartans, while fourth-year midfielder Olivia Kranjcec (Okotoks, AB) scored the lone goal for Trinity Western.
 
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The Spartans will have a day off before continuing their California tour against Cal Poly on August 10. Match time at Mustang Memorial Filed in San Obispo, California is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT. 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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