LANGLEY, British Columbia –The UBC Thunderbirds used two goals in the final 76 seconds to hand the Trinity Western Spartans a 3-1 loss in a preseason match-up Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
 
Scoring for the Spartans was fourth-year forward Kara Yackel (West St. Paul, Man.)
Scoring for the Thunderbirds were Grace Elliott with two goals and Mia Bierd with an empty net goal.
 
Fifth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 23 saves in the Spartans' loss. UBC Elise Hugens finished with eight saves, and teammate Mya Lucifora made seven saves in the Thunderbirds' win.  
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will open Canada West Conference play October 3-4 when they host the Alberta Pandas on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre. Both games can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"Our first period was a sign we forgot what it was like to play in Canada West. In the second and third, we rose to the challenge and came out and played well. Our PK was good, and we scored on the PP to tie up the game and make it a tight match. Unfortunately, Elliot, the U SPORTS MVP, found a way to take the lead with her second of the game, which was followed by an empty-netter. Overall, a great game for us and another learning opportunity to help us get ready for the real deal next week vs Alberta in our first weekend of regular season."
 
NOTABLE

• The Thunderbirds outshot the Spartans 26-16.
• TWU was 1-4 on the power play, while UBC was 1-5.
• TWU is currently 2-23 lifetime against UBC.
• In their last meeting, the Spartans lost 4-3 in overtime to the Thunderbirds last season in Vancouver, B.C.

 
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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