VANCOUVER, British Columbia – After an early lead, the Trinity Western Spartans fell 4-1 to the Concordia Stingers Saturday afternoon at Father Bauer Arena in Vancouver, B.C.
 
Scoring for the Spartans was second-year Cailin Yackel (West St. Paul, MB), with the assists going to first-year centre Keelyn Pisani (Sturgeon County, Alta.) and first-year forward Kadence Dansereau (Birch Hills, Sask.). Scoring for the Stingers were Noémie Gaudreault, with two goals, and Alexis Bedier and Émilie Lussier with a goal each.
Second-year goalie Olivia Davidson (Edmonton, Alta.) gave up three goals in the first 45 minutes, while fifth-year Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) gave up one goal in the remainder of the Spartan loss. Concorida's Jordyn Verbeek played the full game for the Stingers.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue preseason play next Saturday when they host the UBC Thunderbirds. Game time at the Langley Event Centre is set for 2:30 p.m. (PT) Saturday afternoon.
 
QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"We played a young roster to give them U SPORTS experience against a top team in Canada while sitting out top players. I was proud of how we came out and had a great first period before Concordia took over in the second. I was happy to see how we didn't give up and fought hard in the third and finished the game the right way. Lots to learn and grow from before the reg season begins."
 
NOTABLE

• The Stingers led 2-1 after the first period and 4-1 after two periods
• Concordia outshot TWU 34-13.
• The Stingers were 1-3 on the power play, while the Spartans were 0-6.
• This is the first time the Spartans and Stingers have played each other.

 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and 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 33 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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