LANGLEY, British Columbia – Fourth-year forward Charity Field (Burnaby, B.C) scored twice to help the No. 3 Trinity Western Spartans rally twice to tie the visiting Mount Royal Cougars 2-2 Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The tie moves the Spartans to 2-0-2, and the Cougars to 1-3-1. 

TWU second-year keeper Yasmine Pahal (Surrey, B.C.) made two saves to earn the tie. While Mount Royal's Ella Filek made nine saves for the Cougars.  

UP NEXT 

Trinity Western will now head on the road for games against UBC and UNBC next weekend. The Spartans will play the Thunderbirds on Friday, September 20 at 5 p.m. (PT) at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, B.C. and Timberwolves on Sunday, September 22 at 12 p.m. (PT) at Masich Place Stadium in Prince George, B.C. 

AS IT HAPPENED 

The Spartans played most of the first 20 minutes in the Cougars end of the park.  But it was Mount Royal who got on the score board first. The Cougars Tamara Djurisic got a lose clearing pass in the Spartans side of the field. She found teammate Gabrielle Linford in the centre of the TWU zone and from distance Linford hit the top right corner of the Spartans net over a leaping Pahal to put the Cougars up 1-0 in the 22nd minute. 

TWU got the tying goal in the 32nd minute. Second-year forward Mansha Sidhu (Surrey, B.C.) found Field sprinting up the middle of the Cougars zone. Field went past the MRU defenders to go in alone on the Cougars Filek. Field made no mistake and found the lower right corner to tie the match 1-1 in the 33rd minute. 

The Cougars quickly got the lead back when MRU's Dany Juarez took the ball off the TWU defender just outside the Spartans penalty area. Juarez quickly hit the top corner to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead in the 34th minute 

The opening 45 minutes ended with Mount Royal up 2-1. TWU had the edge in shots on goal at 5-4, corner kicks 5-1, and shots 7-4. 

The second half had Trinity Western pushing to find the tying goal but through regulation the Spartans were unable to find the equalizer.  

Then in added time TWU got the equalizer. The Spartans fourth-year defender Tilly James (Vancouver, B.C.) sent a cross into the box where a scramble ensued for the loose ball. TWU second-year forward Luciana Andrews looked like she had the ball across the goal line, but Field was there to make sure as she punched the ball into the right corner to tie the match at 2-2.  

The Spartans had a couple more chances but were unable to find the go-ahead goal as the match remained tied 2-2 at the final whistle. 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans outshot the Cougars 17-5 in total shots and 11-4 in shots on goal.  

• TWU finished with a 9-1 edge in corner kicks. 

• Last night the TWU tied the Victoria Vikes 1-1 at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. 

• On Friday night the Cougars lost to the Fraser Valley Cascades 2-0 in Abbotsford, B.C. 

• Trinity Western is currently 6-0-1 lifetime against Mount Royal. Last season, the Spartans earned four points off the Cougars, tying 1-1 in Calgary, Alta. and winning 5-0 at home at Chase Office Field.  

• The Spartans are 4-0 at lifetime at home against the Cougars. 

• TWU is the defending Canada West champions and U SPORTS silver medalist. 

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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