LANGLEY, British Columbia– In the final conference home game of her career, Trinity Western Spartans' fifth-year goalie
Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 26 saves to earn a 1-0 shutout victory over the Regina Cougars Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The win moves the Spartans to 14-12-2-0, while the loss drops the Cougars to 9-15-2-2.
Scoring the lone goal of the game was the Spartans' fifth-year forward
Kailey Ledoux (Saskatoon, Sask.) with an unassisted goal at 12:23 of the third period.
Regina's Amy Swayze made 49 saves in the Cougars' loss.
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head on the road for the opening round of the Canada West postseason, where they will face the Calgary Dinos next weekend in Calgary, Alta.
QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"Tonight was a special game for our seniors as we celebrated them as the foundation of this program from the very beginning in the inaugural season and how far they have come as athletes, but also what they've done to help make this a special program with a strong culture, a hard work ethic, and successful seasons. I'm very happy to see taps. Get a shutout in her last official regular-season game for the Spartans. I'm excited about our playoff matchup versus Calgary. I think we match up really well against them, and so it's going to be a hard-fought series, and I'm excited to go to Calgary."
NOTABLE
- The Spartans outshot the Cougars 5-26.
- TWU was 0-4 on the power play, while Regina was 0-3.
- The Spartans are now 10-1-1-0 lifetime against the Regina Cougars. Entering this afternoon's contest, the Spartans had won nine straight against the Cougars.
- Yesterday afternoon the Spartans lost 3-2 in OT to the Cougars.
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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