VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans' season came to an end with a 3-1 loss to the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds Saturday afternoon at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, B.C. The loss gives the Thunderbirds the best of three Canada West semi-final series 2-0 over the Spartans.
 
Scoring for the Spartans was rookie blueliner and Canada West rookie team member Sadie Isfeld (Coquitlam, B.C.)
 
Scoring for the Thunderbirds were Jaylyn Morris with her second of the postseason, Jacquelyn Fleming, and Ilona Markova.
 
In her final game as a Spartan, Trinity Western fifth-year goalie Kate Fawcett (Tottenham, Ont.) made 27 saves in the Spartans' loss. UBC's Elise Hugens made 21 saves in the Thunderbirds' win.

QUOTABLE
Peter Hay, TWU Head Coach
"What a great year for the team and program. We can't say enough about our senior class and how they have built a foundation for this program to take big steps into an exciting future."

AS IT HAPPENED
The first period began with the Thunderbirds taking an early lead at 7:10 when Jaylyn Morris scored, assisted by Ashton Thorpe and Mia Bierd. The Spartans had an opportunity to level the score when Mya Healey was penalized for interference at 14:15, providing a two-minute power play. However, the Spartans were unable to capitalize on the advantage, and the period ended with UBC leading 1–0.
 
UBC capitalized on the power play opportunities in the second period to extend its lead over the Spartans. At 6:38, Jacquelyn Fleming scored on the power play, assisted by Morris and Thorpe, following a penalty on Kyra Anderson. Later in the period, Ilona Markova found the back of the net at 19:35, assisted by Presley Zinger and Sophia Gaskell, also on the power play. Trinity Western's penalties, including infractions by Sadie Isfeld and Maisie Kozak, created multiple man-advantage situations for UBC, contributing to the Thunderbirds' 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.
 
TWU final solved Hugens when they capitalized on a power-play opportunity late in the third period to cut the deficit to 3-1. At 17:48, UBC's Bierd was penalized for holding, giving the Spartans the advantage. Isfeld scored a power-play goal at 18:24, assisted by Presleigh Giesbrecht and Kyra McDonald. The Spartans pushed late but were unable to get even as the Thunderbirds prevailed 3-1.
 
NOTABLE

• The Thunderbirds outshot the Spartans 30-22.
• TWU was 1-3 on the power play, while UBC was 2-6.
• The Spartans finished 14-12-2-0 in CW conference play and third place in the West Division of Canada West, while UBC finished 26-2-0-0 in CW conference play and in first place in the West Division of Canada West.
• In Friday's series opener, the Spartans lost 4-0 to the Thunderbirds at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, B.C.
• The Spartans are currently 2-31 lifetime against UBC.

 
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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