LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans opened the 2024-25 non-conference preseason play with a 3-0 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
 
Scoring for the Thunderbirds were Jacquelyn Fleming, Chanreet Bassi, and Makenzie McCallum.
 
TWU fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 37 saves in the loss, while UBC's Hugens made 15 saves to earn the shutout win.

UP NEXT
The Spartans begin Canada West conference play on Friday October 4 when they travel to Calgary to face the Mount Royal Cougars for a two-game weekend set. Game time is set for 7 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (MT). The games can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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TWU head coach Peter Hay
"We needed this game badly especially playing a U SPORTS team after playing a lot of good U18 teams. So having a U SPORTS team to play against was huge for us as we have nine new players and seven that have never played a U SPORTS game. It was big for us to get that experience, especially against a top team, like UBC, where there's no room for error. Only losing 3-0 is a sign of good things, especially in the third period where we didn't give up any goals and kept them to below 10 shots. A good sign of growth through the game."
 
"We know where we are, we know where we need to go. We're going to work hard every day, and we have a little saying that you either win or we learn and we're going to learn and keep growing. We are going to focus on the process, not worry too much about the outcome and hopefully the outcomes start coming our way as we get better and better each day."
 
NOTABLE

• UBC outshot TWU 40-15.
• The Spartans were 0-2 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds were 1-1.
• TWU is currently 2-16 lifetime against UBC. Last season the Spartans were 0-2 against the Thunderbirds losing 6-0 on the road, and 4-1 at the LEC.
• The Spartans open Canada West play against the Mount Royal Cougars on October 4-5 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 CIS 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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