SASKATOON, Saskatchewan– Led by fifth-year forward Chloe Reid's (Leduc, Alta.) two goals, including an overtime winner, the Trinity Western Spartans rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Saskatchewan Huskies 4-3 in overtime Saturday night at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Sask. The win improves the Spartans to 4-2, while the loss drops the Huskies to 1-2-1-0
 
Also scoring for the Spartans were fifth-year forward Kailey Ledoux (Saskatoon, Sask.) and fifth-year forward Jordyn Matthews (Okotoks, Alta.).
Scoring for the Huskies were Kaysah Nurani, Kara Mitenko, and Paris Oleksyn.
 
Second-year goalie Olivia Davidson (Edmonton, Alta.) made 14 saves in the Spartans' win, while Clara Juca made 20 saves for the Huskies in the overtime loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head home to take on the MacEwan Griffins on October 24-25. Game times at the Langley Events Centre are set for 1 p.m. (PT) and 3 p.m. (PT) respectively and can be seen on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"Once again, we had a slow start and got ourselves down. We changed a few things in the first intermission, and our four check was much more effective with layers of attack. He found a way to score two big goals and get us back in the game in the third. It was nice to see us tie it up and go into overtime, and once again, Reid, MacDonald, and Presleigh Giesbrecht (Gretna, Man.) are the overtime heroes two nights in a row. Super proud of this group and really happy how everyone is contributing in some way. It was a big game by our young goalie Davidson, who came through in the end and battled back to get a win."
AS IT HAPPENED
After a killing off an early penalty just past the midway point in the period, the Huskie first line got things going. McKenna Bolger would set up Kaysah Nurani for her first of the season and the Huskies' first lead since their 1-0 win over MRU. Less than three minutes later the top line was back on the ice and once again found the back of the net. This time it was Nurani setting up Kara Mitenko for her first career U SPORTS goal and a 2-0 Saskatchewan lead heading into the first intermission.
 
Just over one minute into the second period, Paris Oleksyn extended the Huskie lead to three, netting her first of the campaign. The fifth-year forward scored a goal scorers goal, walking into the zone one-on-one with a defender before beating TWU goalie Olivia Davidson with a snipe into the top left corner.
 
The Saskatchewan shutout would last just six minutes longer, as just prior to the seven minute mark Chloe Reid got the Spartans on the board with her third of the season. Reid's score came thanks a deflection off a Huskie defender, who redirected the puck into the top left corner of the net and past an unsuspecting Clara Juca in net.
 
Just a few minutes later the visiting team found the back of the net again after Kailey Ledoux snuck in behind the Huskie defence for a breakaway and before calmly beating Juca with a back-handed shot. Ledoux's first of the season cut the Saskatchewan lead to just one heading into the second intermission.
 
Midway through the third, a Huskie head contact penalty sent the Spartans to the power play for just the second time and saw the visiting team capitalize for a game-tying goal. It was Jordyn Matthews who tied things up for the Spartans, throwing the puck at the next and getting a favourable deflection.
 
Despite ending the third with a power play opportunity and some strong chances, the two teams would head to overtime for the second time in as many nights.
 
In what was reminiscent of Friday night's game, the Spartans scored just 13 seconds into the extra frame, stealing another road win thanks to a game-winner from Chloe Reid.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Huskies 28-20.
• TWU was 1-3 on the power play, while Saskatchewan finished 0-3.
• TWU is currently 7-7 lifetime against Saskatchewan.
• Trinity Western has now won four straight against Saskatchewan. In their last conference meeting last season, the Spartans swept the Huskies at home in Langley, B.C., winning 3-1 and 4-1 to split the season series 2-2.
• Last night the Spartans defeated the Huskies 2-1 in overtime.

 
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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