LANGLEY, British Columbia– The MacEwan Griffins got their first win of the season with a 2-1 upset victory over the No. 10 Trinity Western Spartans Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the No. 10 Spartans to 5-3 on the season, while the win improves the Griffins to 1-6-0-1.
 
Scoring for the Spartans was fourth-year forward Kara Yakal (West St. Paul, Man.).
Scoring for the Griffins were Claire Hobbs and Sydney Jack
 
Trinity Western's second-year goalie Olivia Davidson (Edmonton, Alta.) made 19 saves in the Spartans' loss. MacEwan's Lindsey Johnson made 36 saves in the Griffins' win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now travel to Edmonton to take on the Alberta Pandas next Friday and Saturday night at the Clare Drake Arena. Game times are set for 7 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (MT) on October 31, and November 1. Both games are streamed live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"Unfortunately, we got what we deserved. We definitely did not play our best or play with the identity that makes us successful. We gave up way too many turnovers and prime chances, and MacEwan found a way to bury them in the third. Another lesson for us to learn and grow as a team and get ready for a massive series next week against Alberta."
AS IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first half of the game, TWU's Yakal got the Spartans on the scoreboard at 9:40 of the second period. Yakal was able to pot a rebound off a shot from first-year blueliner Sadie Isfeld (Coquitlam, B.C.) to give TWU the 1-0 lead.
 
MacEwan got their first goal of the game on the power play when Hobbs got open and took a shot from the left side of the TWU net. The puck was deflected high and went off the bar to tie the game 1-1 at 9:18 of the final period. The Griffins, Jack got the game winner on when she slotted a rebound off a Marley Howes shot to put MacEwan up 2-1 with 3:48 remaining in the game.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Griffins 37-21.
• TWU was 0-2 on the power play, while MacEwan finished 1-4.
• TWU is currently 6-6 lifetime against MacEwan.
• Yesterday afternoon the Spartans beat the Griffins 5-0 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.

 
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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