LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans dropped a 2-0 decision to the visiting Simon Fraser Red Leafs in a non-conference exhibition match Friday afternoon at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C.
Scoring for the Red Leafs were Sarah Caravatta (11) and Sofia Faremo (13).
TWU third-year keeper
Yasmine Pahal (Surrey, B.C.) played the full 90 minutes for the Spartans. SFU's Sarah Loewen played 67 minutes for the Red Leafs, while Sofia Piperine played 28 minutes.
A two-minute burst proved to be the difference between the two squads, with SFU scoring in the 11th and 13th minutes. The TWU fourth-year midfielder
Sophie Crowther (New Westminster, B.C.) came close to putting the Spartans on the board with a goalpost shot in the 19th minute, and stopped on a breakaway in the 86th minute.
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UP NEXT
After a week off from conference play, the Spartans will now have their Canada West home opener against the UBC Okanagan Heat and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on September 4-5. Both games can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.
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Graham Roxburgh, TWU Head Coach
"I think good teams have a hunger to make their luck, and I felt they created their chances. ?Yazi was very unlucky because she made a great save, and nine times out of 10, that ball would have squibbed away, but instead it landed right at their player's foot. I thought we possessed more in the second half, probably in the ascendancy, but in fairness, at this level, you have to play for 90 minutes, and I thought their commitment to work was different than ours. We didn't fight for each other, win duels in the first half, and we put ourselves behind, and that's always going to be tough against a mature team. ?It was a good learning experience, because the two goals we gave away were soft, and other than that, I don't remember them generating many chances."
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- TWU enters this weekend after splitting their Canada West conference opening weekend on the road last week. TWU defeated Victoria 2-1 on Friday in Victoria, B.C., and lost to UBC 1-0 Saturday in Vancouver, B.C.
- The Spartans also lost a friendly with the Seattle Pacific Falcons 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon in Langley.
- Simon Fraser enters this weekend with a pair of non-conference matches under their belt. The Red Leafs tied the UBC Okanagan Heat 1-1 last Friday in Kelowna, B.C., and lost 2-1 to the NCAA Div. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs in Spokane, Wash, on Sunday afternoon.
- TWU is currently 1-2-2 lifetime against SFU. The two teams tied 1-1 last year. The Spartans' lone win was 3-0 in a spring season match on March 27, 2024.
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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