LANGLEY, British Columbia – Fifth-year forward Charles Nana (Calgary, Alta.) scored the lone goal for the Spartans to lead Trinity Western to a 1-0 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The win is TWU's first of the season, improving the Spartans to 1-3-0. Meanwhile, the loss is the first of the season for UNBC, dropping the Timberwolves to 3-1-0.
 
TWU fifth-year keeper Yeshua Silwamba (Maple Ridge, BC) made two saves for his first win of the season. UNBC's Logan Pierce made three saves in the Timberwolves' loss.
 
UP NEXT
TWU will now host the UBC Okanagan Heat and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday, September 5, and Saturday, September 6 at Chase Office Field. Both games have a 7:15 p.m. (PT) kickoff and can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.
 
QUOTABLE
Mike Shearon, TWU Head Coach
"Tonight was a good night, with great work rate from everyone. And a good defensive performance. We needed to solidify that from last night, and I thought we did. Once again, we as a group need to continue to grow and continue to get closer to the team that we're capable of being. ?And tonight we took a step, and hopefully it's a good week of training this week, and we can continue to take some steps through the rest of the season."
 
AS IT HAPPENED
Nana's goal came in the 43rd minute when he was sent in on a breakaway, where UNBC's Pierce fouled him. As a result, the Spartans were awarded a penalty kick. Nana took the penalty and put the Spartans up 1-0 at the half.
 
The second half was mostly the Spartans preventing the Timberwolves from solid opportunities, as UNBC only managed one shot in the final 45. TWU was unfortunate not to get an insurance goal as they put seven shots towards the UNBC net in the second half, with Pierce making two saves. To make the final 1-0 for the Spartans.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Timberwolves 11-5 in total shots, and 4-2 in shots on goal
• UNBC had a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.
• Trinity Western lost 3-2 to UNBC last night at Chase Office Field.
• 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 15-3-8 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 last night, 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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