LANGLEY, British Columbia– The Trinity Western Spartans scored two goals in the final 59 seconds of play to rally for a 3-2 win over the MacEwan Griffins Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The win improves the Spartans to 10-9-1-0, while the loss drops the Griffins to 4-14-1-1.
 
TWU fourth-year forward Kara Yackel (St. Paul, Man.) got the game-winner with an unassisted goal, her sixth of the season, with 21 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Spartans to victory. Yackel's goal came just 38 seconds after fifth-year forward Chloe Reid (Leduc, Alta.) got her eighth of the season with a game-tying goal on the Spartans' power play.
 
Also scoring for the Spartans was third-year forward  Kyra Anderson (Regina, Sask.) with her second of the year.
 
Scoring for the Griffins were Ashton Bender with her first of the season and Megan Dolynchuk with her fourth of the season.
 
Trinity Western second-year goalie Olivia Davidson (Edmonton, Alta.) made 21 saves to earn the win for the Spartans. MacEwan's Taya Currie made 39 saves in the Griffins' loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head on the road to take on the Manitoba Bisons on January 16-17. Game times in Winnipeg are set for 7 p.m. (CT) and 2 p.m. (CT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
 
QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"What a special night for Jordyn Matthews, our team, and our program. We have been preaching playing inside our identity all weekend, and for 90% of it, we definitely outplayed MacEwan with speed, tenacity, and grit. I'm very proud of everyone in the lineup, as each one contributed in different ways. even prouder of how they all came together for one another. We have set a high standard and are holding each other accountable to protect the team. A nice sweep puts us in the race to continue to fight for second place with the University of Alberta. Most importantly, a great sendoff for Jordyn Matthews as she finishes her esteemed career being our top point getter of all time, and completes a successful career, and now is becoming a nurse with a very bright future ahead."
AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans dominated the opening period, outshooting the Griffins 18-4, but Anderson was the only Spartan able to find the back of the net with her goal at 8:52 to give TWU the 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
On the back of four TWU penalties, the Griffins were able to outplay the Spartans in the second period. MacEwan outshot TWU 15-9 in the period and were able to head into the final period with a 2-1 lead on the back of Bender's goal at 3:08 and Dolynchuk's goal at 17:14.
Trinity Western dominated the final period, outshooting MacEwan 15-4, but looked like they were heading for a 2-1 loss. But with 2:24 remaining in the game, the Spartans got a power play opportunity and made the most of it with Reid tying the game at 19:01. Yackel played the hero for the Spartans with the game-winner 38 seconds later.
NOTABLE

• The Spartans outshot the Griffins 42-23.
• TWU was 1-4 on the power play, while MacEwan finished 0-4.
• The Spartans are currently 8-6 lifetime against the MacEwan Griffins. This season, TWU is now 3-1 against MacEwan in conference play.
• The Spartans earned the weekend sweep after defeating the Griffins Friday night 4-1.
• TWU has six of their last seven games against MacEwan.
• Fifth-year forward Jordyn Matthews (Okotoks, Alta.) leaves the program with a program best 49 points, with 21 goals and 28 assists in 122 games played in Canada West conference play.

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.