LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western's second-year forward Emmanuel Dan-Adokiene (Calgary, Alta.) scored twice to help lead the Spartans to a 3-0 victory over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack Saturday night at Chase Office Field in Langley, B.C. The win gives TWU four points on the weekend and improves the Spartans to 2-3-1, while the loss drops the WolfPack to 0-6-0.
 
Also scoring for the Spartans was third-year forward Jace Wiebe (Langley, B.C.).
 
TWU second-year keeper Peter Rogenthien (Austin, Texas) made four saves in the win. TRU's Luca Ortu made one save in the WolfPack loss.
 
UP NEXT
TWU will continue their extended home stand next week when they host the Mount Royal Cougars and the MacEwan Griffins on Friday, September 12, and Saturday, September 13. Match time is set for 7:15 p.m. (PT) on both nights and can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.
  
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Mike Shearon, TWU Head Coach
"It was nice to get a win tonight. In the first 20 to 30 minutes, we withstood a lot of pressure. TRU came out and wanted to make sure that they put on a good performance tonight, and I was really proud of the guys that we bent a lot, but we didn't break. We fixed a few things at halftime, came out in the second half, and got the goal that we were looking for. And then we were able to put two more in, which for us is a pretty big deal right now, based on how things have been going over the last few games. ?And to get a shutout clean sheet was also very, very good based on how TRU played and some of the chances they had. So overall, we'll take it and move on to the next weekend and try to have a good performance over Homecoming."

AS IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first half, TWU's Dan-Adokiene opened the scoring on a penalty kick in the 47th minute. Dan-Adokiene was awarded the penalty kick after he was taken down on the right side of the box while driving towards the WolfPack net. Dan-Adokiene got his second of the night in the 59th minute. The goal was set up by second-year defender Gabriel Moore (Ottawa), who beat the left back and went hard towards the TRU net. Moore then found Dan-Adokiene in the centre of the penalty area to make it 2-0 for TWU. Wiebe made it a three-goal game in the 72nd minute after converting a corner kick from second-year forward Marc Huizenga (Vancouver), putting the Spartans up 3-0 with 18 minutes remaining in the match.
 
NOTABLE

• Both teams finished the night with six total shots, four shots on goal.
• TRU had a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.
• Last night the Spartans tied the UBC Okanagan Heat 1-1 at Chase Office Field, while the WolfPack lost 5-0 to the Fraser Valley Cascades in Abbotsford, B.C.
• The Spartans are 13-6-3 lifetime against the WolfPack. Last year, the Spartans were 0-1-1 against the Timberwolves, losing 2-1 in Kamloops, B.C., and tying 0-0 in Langley, 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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