LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans are still looking for their first win of the season after dropping a 3-2 decision to the UNBC Timberwolves Friday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The loss puts TWU at 0-3-0, while the win keeps UNBC unbeaten at 3-0-0.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were fifth-year midfielder Francis Powell (Coquitlam, B.C.) (28) and rookie midfielder JJ Janzen (Langley, B.C.) (53). While Josh Jordan with two goals (34, 69) and an Own Goal answered for the Timberwolves.
 
TWU second-year keeper Peter Rogenthien (Austin, TX) made one save in the loss. UNBC's Logan Pierce made one save in the Timberwolves' win.
 
UP NEXT
TWU and UNBC will match up again on Saturday night, August 30, match time is set for 7:15 p.m. (PT) at Chase Office Field. The games can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.
  
QUOTABLE
Mike Shearon, TWU Head Coach
"Tonight was a difficult night for us. You know, I don't want to take anything away from what UNBC did tonight. They're a very good team that caused us a lot of problems. But at the same time, I thought there were many moments when we did great and did well. And, unfortunately, we came out on the losing side of this one. I didn't think it was a 3-2 game. And when you score two goals, we need to be able to hang on to that and actually even try to push for another one. Until we win the moments that we need to win, defensively and also in the attack, it's going to be difficult for us. So we need to regroup and come out ready to play tomorrow against the side that will look to get at least one point or another victory. And we're gonna need to make sure that we're together in this and do what it takes to win tomorrow."

AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans' Francis Powell opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Powell took a pass from fourth-year midfielder Kieren Eve (Coquitlam, B.C.), got open on the left side of the box, and slotted the ball into the back of the Timberwolves to put TWU up 1-0. The Timberwolves' Josh Jordan got the equalizer in the 34th minute. Jordan took a pass from Isaac Tate and, from the centre of the box, chipped the ball into the top left corner of the Spartans' net to tie the match at 1-1.
 
TWU's Janzen got the Spartans back in the lead in the 53rd minute. The Spartans Eve almost scored, but UNBC's Pierce made the save. Eve picked up the rebound and found fourth-year midfielder Jordan Low (Port Moody, B.C.) in front of the Timberwolves' net. Low sent the ball back to Janzen, who hit the back of the net for his first Canada West goal to put TWU up 2-1. The Timberwolves answered quickly. From inside the TWU penalty area, Tate shot the ball towards the Spartans' net, where it deflected off a TWU defender to give UNBC an own goal and tie the match at 2-2 in the 56th minute. Jordan got the Timberwolves their first lead of the game in the 69th minute. Jordan took a cross from Hagon Kim and one-timed it into the right side of the Spartans' net to put UNBC up 3-2. The Spartans had a few chances in the final minutes but were unable to create a quality opportunity to equalize.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Timberwolves 6-5 in total shots, while UNBC had a 4-3 edge in shots on goal
• TWU had a 3-0 edge in corner kicks.
• The Spartans enter this weekend after a pair of losses in their Canada West conference opening weekend on the road last week. TWU lost Victoria 3-1 on Friday in Victoria, B.C., and lost to UBC 2-1 Saturday in Vancouver, B.C.
• The Timberwolves come into this week's road games after opening conference play last weekend with a pair of 2-1 home wins against the Thompson Rivers WolfPack.
• The Spartans entered the season ranked No. 6 in the Canada West preseason coaches poll, while the Timberwolves entered at No. 12 in the poll.
• TWU is currently 14-2-8 lifetime against UNBC. The Spartans are 5-0-5 at home. Last year, TWU went 2-0 with a pair of wins, 6-0 and 4-3, in Prince George, B.C.
• Before tonight, the Spartans last lost to the Timberwolves on October 5, 2014. And were on an 18-game unbeaten streak.

 
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 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 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 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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