LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western Spartans fifth-year midfielder Bryanna Buttar (Abbotsford, B.C.) scored in added time to give the No. 6 Spartans a 2-2 draw with the visiting Victoria Vikes Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The draw moves the Spartans to 8-3-1, while the Vikes move to 5-3-4. With the tie, the Spartans secure second place in the Canada West Pacific Division and a home-field advantage to begin the Canada West playoffs in two weeks.
 
Fourth-year forward Sophie Crowther (New Westminster, B.C.) added the other goal for the Spartans.
Scoring for the Vikes were Bianne McLeish and Ruby Nicholas.
 
Yasmine Pahal made five saves in the draw, while Victoria's Stefanie Mocnik also made five saves.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now end the season with a home-and-home series with the Fraser Valley Cascades. TWU will host UFV on Friday, October 17, at the Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. Then they will conclude the season Saturday, October 18, at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, B.C. Match time is set for 6 p.m. (PT) for both games and can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
The Vikes opened the scoring with a quick goal in the 15th minute. Victoria's Adrianna Hilton sent a corner kick into the centre of the Spartans' box, where McLeish went high to head the ball back into the right corner of the TWU net to put Victoria up 1-0. The Spartans' Crowther got the Spartans on board in the 26th minute. Crowther picked up an errant Victoria pass in the middle of the Victoria third. Crowther took a touch and then sent a high, hard shot at the Vikes' net. Victoria's Mocnik got a piece of the shot but was unable to contain the ball as it rolled into the left side of the Vikes' net. With the half ending tied at 1-1.
 
Victoria got their go-ahead goal in one of their few second-half ventures into the TWU end in the 63rd minute. Hilton sent a ball over to Nicholas just outside the top of the TWU penalty area, where she sent a shot to the left side of the Spartans' net to put the Vikes up 2-1. TWU's Buttar tied the match with a goal in extra time. Crowther took a free kick from 10 meters outside the top left side of the Victoria penalty area. The Vikes Mocnik went high to stop the shot, but TWU's Buttar was there to pick up the rebound and tie the match at 2-2.
 
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Vikes 14-9 in total shots, with both teams having seven shots on goal
• TWU had a 9-3 edge in corner kicks
• Last night, the Spartans fell 1-0 to the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds at home at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C.
• Last night, the Vikes defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 3-0 at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, B.C.
• The Spartans are currently 33-20-8 lifetime against the Vikes. TWU has faced Victoria twice already this season. Winning 2-1 on August 22 in Victoria and 3-2 on September 12.

 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 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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