CALGARY, Alberta — Fourth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) was outstanding making 33 saves to lead the Trinity Western Spartans to a 2-0 win over the No.6 Mount Royal Cougars Friday night at the Flames Community Arena in Calgary, Alta. The win improves the Spartans to a program-best 13-12-1-1, while the loss drops the Cougars, who are in second place in the West division, to 18-5-2-2. The 28 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.
 
Third-year blueliner (Vanderhoof, B.C.) scored the game-winner at 7:56 of the third period with her second of the season. Fourth-year centre Jordyn Matthews (Okotoks, Alta.) sealed the game with an empty net goal at 18:53 of the third period for her ninth of the season.
 
Mount Royal's Katherine Holan made 27 saves for the Cougars in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will finish the weekend series tomorrow night at 5 p.m. (MT) at the Flames Community Arena in Calgary, Alta. 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
"A great way to go into our last regular season weekend winning game 1 2-0 versus a very good MRU. Taps was amazing in net and stopped some five-alarm chances. Every line contributed once again, which allowed us to keep the pace high and compete with a very fast MRU. The defence was exceptional versus a great forecheck as their decision-making was superb. Also, our special teams were once again a factor as the top Penalty Kill in Canada West stopping all MRU's Power Plays. Overall, it was a great night and it's fun to see the girls having so much fun together. We are officially ready for playoffs, but we have one more regular season game to win tomorrow first before heading to Manitoba for round 1."
 
NOTABLE 

• The Cougars outshot the Spartans 33-29
• TWU was 0-3 on the power play, while MRU was 0-2.
• Tonight's win was the first time that TWU has beaten MRU in Canada West conference play. The Spartans' only other win was, 2-1, in the Canada West quarter-finals when TWU lost the best of three series 2-1, to the eventual U SPORTS champion Cougars in the 2022-23 season.
• The Spartans are coming into this weekend after a bye week. After this weekend's games, the Spartans will begin the Canada West playoffs on the road at either Manitoba or Regina.
• Last week the Cougars defeated the Regina Cougars 3-3, and 3-2 on the road in Regina, Sask.
• The Spartans are currently 2-16 lifetime against the MRU Cougars.
• Kyra McDonald currently has 12 goals in the season which ties her for the top spot for goals in a season with former Spartan Amy Potomak, which Potomak set in the 2022-23 season.
• Olivia Leier currently is tied with former Spartan Brooklyn Anderson for most points in a Spartan career with 42 points.

 
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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