Langley, BC – The Spartans held the lead going into the third period but with three minutes left MacEwan get two goals past fifth-year goalie
Raphael Audet (Rimouski, QC).
MacEwan started the scoring in the first period. Later that period third-year
Mikhailo Simchuk (Kyiv, Ukraine) scored, putting the Spartans on the board.
Just over one minute into the second period second-year
Aiden Knutson (Red Deer, AB) scored, giving the Spartans a 2-1 lead. After a goal for MacEwan in the middle of the period, fifth-year
Zack Whittaker (Victoria, BC) finds the net with a minute to spare.
The Spartans were able to hold their lead against MacEwan until the last three minutes of the game when they scored two goals against the fifth-year goalie
Raphael Audet.
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Ben Walter, TWU Head Coach
"I am very disappointed with the outcome of tonight. I'd say for 50 plus minutes we were definitely the better team and showed that we can play a certain way that works. It just came down a couple moments. Their guys wanted it more than our guys and that showed in the way they ended up with the two points at the end. It's very disappointing but we get another chance at them tomorrow. I think our guys will be hungry and ready to go."
UP NEXT
The Spartans face MacEwan at The Arenas at LEC on Saturday, October 24 at 3PM (PST).
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes 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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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 CIS 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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