LANGLEY, British Columbia –With a solid team effort, the Trinity Western Spartans earned a one-goal, 2-1, victory over the visiting Thompson Rivers WolfPack Friday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The win improves the Spartans' record to 5-2-0 on the season, while the loss drops the WolfPack's record to 5-4-0. The two teams are now tied for second place in the Canada West Pacific Division, each with 15 points.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were third-year forward Luciana Andrews (Coquitlam, B.C.) with her second of the season, and third-year forward Destiny Omari (Paris, Ont.) with her first of the season.
 
Scoring for the WolfPack was Esi Lufo with her eighth of the season
 
TWU third-year keeper Yasmine Pahal (Surrey, B.C.) made four saves in the Spartans' win. Thompson Rivers Floor Ursem made four saves in the WolfPack's loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now host the UBC Okanagan Heat on Saturday, September 26.  Game time is set for a 6 p.m. (PT) kickoff and can be seen live on CanadaWest.TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Graham Roxburgh, TWU Head Coach
"Obviously, a very good win. I thought TRU, in terms of battle and ability, is a threatening team. But I thought we dealt with their threats really well. I think we showed the desire to play balls in early and get numbers into the box, which generated two great goals for us. I was really pleased for Destiny, she's worked really hard and deserved to be rewarded. ?Sophie is obviously dangerous every time she gets to the attacking third. Disappointed that we, unfortunately, gave away a counterattack goal because we were kind of in control, and then that turned it into a desperate game. But in the end, you've got to win ugly, and you've got to win tight games. And we did. So, I'm happy."
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AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans Andrews got the lone goal of the first half. TWU fourth-year forward Sophie Crowther (New Westminster, B.C.) got open on the left side of the TRU penalty area and sent a low pass through the centre of the six. Andrews stretched to redirect the ball past Ursen to give TWU the opening goal in the 26th minute. The half would end with the Spartans leading 1-0.
 
The Spartans got their second of the night with Crowther setting up Omari. Crowther went of the left side of the park and sent a low pass to the far post where Omari beat the TRU outside back to the ball and slotted it into the lower right corner to put the Spartans up 2-0 in the 56th minute.
The WolfPack got on board in the 62nd minute. Defender Katie Chun sent Lufo in alone on a through ball. Lufo broke in alone on Pahal and found the open left side of the net to make it a one-goal game, with TWU leading 2-1. Lufo almost got the equalizer in the 78th minute when she got free in the TWU penalty area, but Pahal made the stop on the TRU striker to preserve the Spartan one-goal victory.
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the  WolfPack 11-9 in total shots, and 6-5 in shots on goal.
• TWU finished with six corner kicks, while TRU had two.
• Last week, the Spartans defeated the Fraser Valley Cascades 2-1 at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, B.C. The WolfPack defeated the UNBC Timberwolves 5-0 at Nonis Field in Kamloops, B.C.
• TWU is currently 14-2-1 lifetime against the Thompson Rivers WolfPack. In their meeting in Kamloops, B.C., earlier this year, the Spartans lost 2-1 to the WolfPack.

 
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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