LANGLEY, British Columbia – The No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds improve to 11-0-0 on the season with a 2-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans Friday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 3-5-2 in conference play.
 
Scoring for the Thunderbirds was Joven Mann. The T-birds' first goal was an Own Goal.
 
TWU fifth-year keeper Yeshua Silwamba (Maple Ridge, B.C.) made three saves in the Spartans' loss, while UBC's Roko Vukici made two saves in the Thunderbirds' win.
 
UP NEXT
TWU will now match up with the Victoria Vikes on Saturday, October 4, at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. Game time is set for 7:15 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Mike Shearon, TWU Head Coach
"Obviously a disappointing loss, especially when we're trying to fight to remain relevant in the playoff picture. Played a good team, the number one team in the country, for a reason. They played really well tonight, and unfortunately, we couldn't match it. The good news is that there were some bright spots, and hopefully, tomorrow, those bright spots will allow us to be able to put in a performance against UVIC and keep us in the playoff picture."

AS IT HAPPENED
The Thunderbirds opened the scoring in the 22nd minute off an own goal on a cross from UBC's Nicolas Nadeau. The Thunderbirds made it a two-goal game in the 42nd minute. UBC's Mann converted a pass from Markus Kaiser to beat TWU's Silwamba and put UBC up 2-0 with three minutes remaining in the half.
 
The Spartans improved their play in the second half, outshooting the Thunderbirds 5-4 in total shots and a 5-0 edge in corner kicks, but were unable to find the back of the net as UBC prevailed 2-0.
 
NOTABLE

• The Thunderbirds outshot the Spartans 14-7 in total shots, and 6-5 in shots on goal.
• Both teams finished with five corner kicks.
• In their last CW match, the Spartans lost 2-1 to the Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon, Sask.
• Last week, the Thunderbirds defeated the Thompson Rivers WolfPack 2-0 and the UBC Okanagan Heat 5-0 at home in Vancouver, B.C.
• TWU is currently 12-30-15 lifetime against the UBC Thunderbirds. In their meeting in Vancouver, B.C., earlier this year, the Spartans lost 2-1 to the Thunderbirds. The Spartans' last win over the Thunderbirds was 4-1 on October 18, 2019, at Chase Office Field.

 
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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