LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western third-year keeper Yasime Pahal (Surrey, B.C.) has been named the Canada West BioSteel women's soccer player of the Week.
 
Oct. 24 vs MacEwan: 4 saves, 0 goals allowed in 1-0 win
 
The psychology student was instrumental in Trinity Western's 1-0 quarter-final win over MacEwan, helping the Spartans reach the CW Final Four for the 24th time in the last 25 years. Pahal made four saves in the win, highlighted by a pair of brilliant back-to-back saves early in the second half to maintain the Spartans' one-goal lead.
 
Pahal and the Spartans will now take on the Calgary Dinos in the Canada West Semifinals at the Canada West Final Four at UBC in Vancouver, B.C. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. (PT) at Ken Woods Field in Vancouver and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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 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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