CALGARY, Alberta — Fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made it two straight shutouts of the No. 6 Mount Royal Cougars making 35 saves to lead the Trinity Western Spartans to a 1-0 shootout win Friday night at the Flames Community Arena in Calgary, Alta. The win improves the Spartans to a program-best 14-12-1-1, while the loss drops the Cougars, who are in second place in the West division, to 18-5-2-1.
 
The 32 points on the season is the highest point total for the Spartans in their Canada West history. The previous high was 26 points, in 2022-23.
 
Fourth-year centre Reilley Kellner (Langley, B.C.) got the lone shootout goal to open the shootout with Fawcett stopping all three Mount Royal shooters to give TWU the 1-0 shootout win.
 
Mount Royal's Kaitlyn Ross made 20 saves for the Cougars in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
TWU will begin the Canada West postseason next week in Winnipeg, Man. Where they will match up with the Manitoba Bisons in a best-of-three quarterfinal series.
 
QUOTABLE
Trinity Western Head Coach Peter Hay
"What a weekend by our team. Couldn't be more proud of this group. We got swept at MRU in the first weekend of the season and now sweeping them in the last weekend just shows how hard we have worked and how far we have come this season. Kate Fawcett was outstanding not allowing a goal the entirety of two games and a shootout. Also, an awesome way to end the season having Reilley Kellner score the shootout winner. We are primed and ready for playoffs. Time to go Bison hunting! "
 
NOTABLE 

• The Cougars outshot the Spartans 35-21.
• Both teams were 0-2 with the extra attacker.
• This afternoon's win gave the Spartans their first-ever sweep of a Top 10 team
• The Spartans shut out the Cougars 2-0 Friday night in Calgary, Alt.
• The Spartans are currently 3-16 lifetime against the MRU Cougars.

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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