LANGLEY, British Columbia – Alberta Panda Raegan Yewdall scored the lone goal with less than two minutes remaining to give the No. 3 Pandas a 1-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans Friday night at Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 12-12-1-0, while the win moves the Pandas to 21-3-0-1.
 
Fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 27 saves in the TWU loss, while Grace Glover made 26 saves in the Pandas shutout win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now look for a split tomorrow night at the Aldergrove Community Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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Trinity Western Head Coach Peter Hay
"I couldn't ask for much more from the team. They almost played the perfect game to beat a top team in Canada. That being said, we have a team of competitive players who want to win. All we can do is learn from a few little things and try again tomorrow. Fawcett played great when we needed it and every player contributed to a great game. This was an extremely fast-paced game and we were right there. A good sign of how far we have come since September, and we are excited to see how far we can go as we head to playoffs."

NOTABLE 

• The Pandas outshot the Spartans 28-26.
• TWU was 0-1 on the power play, while Alberta was 0-3.
• Last week the Spartans swept the Calgary Dinos 6-1, and 4-1 in Calgary, Alta.
• Last week the Pandas swept the Saskatchewan Huskies with two 3-0 wins at home in Edmonton, Alta.
• The Spartan magic number to clinch a postseason spot remains at one. A TWU overtime loss or win, or a Calgary overtime loss or regulation loss give TWU the final playoff spot in the West division.
• TWU is currently nine points up on the Dinos with TWU having three remaining games and Calgary having five.
• Calgary defeated Mount Royal 2-1 in overtime Friday night.
• TWU is currently 2-9 lifetime against the Pandas.
• The Spartans swept the Pandas 3-1, and 4-1 on October 14-15, 2022 for their only wins against the Pandas.
• TWU has lost seven straight games to Alberta.
• Kyra McDonald (Inuvik, NT) currently leads the Spartans in scoring with 10 goals. McDonald recorded the Spartans program's first-ever hat trick in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Dinos.
• McDonald is currently tied for third spot in CW goal scoring trailing second place Mackenzie Kordic's 11 goals.

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. 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 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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