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WOMEN’S SOCCER (CANADA WEST)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY (4) UNIVERSITY OF REGINA (0)

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SPARTANS BLANK COUGARS, RUN WINNING STREAK TO FIVE

REGINA – Led by midfielder Natalie Boyd, with a goal and a pair of assists, the No. 5 Trinity Western Spartans defeated the University of Regina Cougars 4-0 in a Canada West women’s soccer match Saturday afternoon at the U of R Field in Regina.

“Pleased to come away with the win and get some goals… The score may seem like it was a lopsided match but it was anything but that for the first 60 minutes. All credit to Regina they made us work very hard and at times made things difficult for us”, commented TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh. “We scored four nice goals and had some very good individual performances. But it was a good team effort, particularly the way we responded at half time, and a good overall team win.”

Boyd opened the scoring in the 13th minute, finishing off a Daniela Gerig cross from the right side to the top corner to notch her first of the season.
 
Boyd’s goal would be the only goal of the first half. Regina’s Tayler Firth had an opportunity to tie the game after stepping around a Trinity Western defender in the 35th minute, but her blast just missed the top left corner.

The Spartans’ second goal came after Boyd found Tessa Meyer on the far side of the box in the 51st minute, and a superb one-timer by Meyer gave the fourth-year midfielder her second goal of the campaign. Just three minutes later, Boyd send Nikki Wright in all alone and the fourth-year forward tucked the ball past Regina goalkeeper Michelle Anderson to give Trinity Western a three-goal cushion.
 
Regina’s best scoring opportunity of the match came in the 72nd minute when Tegan Koroluk snuck behind the Spartans defence following a lengthy boot by Anderson, but Koroluk’s chip was stymied by a diving save from Trinity Western goalkeeper Kristen Funk.

Gerig capped the scoring with an insurance goal in the 81st minute.

Funk made two saves to secure her fourth shutout of the season for Trinity Western (5-1-0), which stays in second place in the Canada West standings with the victory.

Anderson made six saves for the Cougars (0-6-1).

Trinity Western will travel to Winnipeg today to square off with the Manitoba Bisons tomorrow, while the Cougars will host UBC (4-1-1) at noon on Sunday at the U of R Field.

Match Notes: TWU had the edge in total shots 17-14 and shots on goal at 10-2…the Spartans also registered 10 offside calls to the Cougars one…TWU and Funk have now gone 391 minutes without giving up a goal…The Spartans currently lead Canada West in goals given up per match at 0.33 and goals scored per match at 2.33…TWU’s five game winning streak is also tops in CW… earlier this year the Spartans defeated the Cougars 3-0 in Langley, B.C. on Sept. 17…

-TW-

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