Box Score CALGARY – Trinity Western's 2025 season came to an end Friday afternoon in Calgary after a 2-1 loss to Prairie Division regular season champion Mount Royal in the Canada West Quarter-Finals at MRU Field #2. 
 
The Spartans Emmanuel Dan-Adokiene, who led TWU in scoring with seven goals during the season, put TWU ahead with a goal in the 22nd minute, but a pair of second half goals from MRU, including the game-winner in the 88th minute from Clement Guay, saw the home side take the win.  
 
Chanan Chanda, who had a team-leading seven goals in the regular season, scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute for a Cougars side that topped the Prairie Division with a 7-3-4 record. 
 
TWU goalkeeper Yeshua Silwamba made five saves, while his MRU counterpart Sjard Strauss stopped one of the two shots he faced. 
 
The Cougars finished with a 12-7 edge in shots and a 13-3 advantage in corner kicks. TWU had 16 fouls to MRU's seven. 
 
MRU, who has played in each of the last two Canada West championship matches, losing last year but winning in 2023, advances to the Canada West semifinals and will await the winner of the quarter-final between Lethbridge and Victoria. 
 
The Spartans came into the contest as the fourth seed out of the Pacific Division following a 5-6-4 regular season.
 
NOTABLE
•       TWU finishes the 2025 season with a 5-7-4 record overall record, including a 3-3-3 record at home and a 2-4-1 record on the road. 
•       The Spartans have a 4-2-2 record all-time against Mount Royal. 
•       The Spartans and Cougars played to a 0-0 draw in their regular season meeting in Langley earlier this year.
 
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 in NAIA in cross country and track and field 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 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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