By Katie Maryschuk, Trinity Western University

LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's Jacob Low (Port Moody, B.C.) led Saturday night's game against UBC Okanagan with two goals, helping the Spartans beat the Heat 4-1 Saturday at Chase Office Field.

After a similar rhythm to Friday night's tilt with Thompson Rivers, with both first halves ending 1-1, the Spartans scored three goals in the second half to seal Saturday's win over UBCO.

With Aidan Moore (Langley) injecting an offensive burst into the Spartans early in the second half, the fourth-year striker earned the assist on Cody Fransen's (Lynden, Wash.) game-winning goal early in the second half.

Second-half goals from Leighton Johnson (Strathmore, Alta.) and Low, who also scored early in the first half, cemented the win for TWU (5-1-4). Luke Warkentin scored a first-half marker for UBCO's lone goal of the night.

TWU goalie Sebastian Colyn (Langley) finished the game with three saves, while Nicholas Reitsma made one save for UBCO (2-6-4).

Low opened the night with his second goal of the season in the 12th minute. After Joel Waterman (Aldergrove, B.C.) and raced down the left wing, the TWU captain slipped a pass to Low the middle of the six-yard box and the Spartans goal-scorer slammed it home.

UBC Okanagan responded in the 34th minute from Luke Warkentin with a rebound goal after a block from Spartan keeper Colyn saw the ball bounce back into Heat possession and Warkentin hit it into a gaping net.

Going into halftime, the game sat 1-1, with TWU holding a 5-3 edge in shots.

Starting off the second half with a spark, Moore assisted on Fransen's goal, sending a cross into the box that the Spartans striker corralled and knocked home.

In the 57th minute, Johnson converted a penalty, which was drawn when Fransen was knocked over in the box.

With ten minutes remaining in the game, Low secured the fourth goal, assisted by Josh Hardy (Burnaby, B.C.) which saw his weekend assist count up to two.

QUOTABLE
TWU Head Coach Mike Shearon
"Aidan was the game changer, with his pace and ability. It was awesome to have him back. We had to take him out and manage him and make sure that he's doing okay with his injury.

"It's huge, if you can get a six-point weekend, that's enormous. We played two good teams, and we got something out of it. It's hard to do in our division, and it's really massive.

"I think the big thing for us is to continue to be refined. I talked to the boys beforehand about being refined. The season is a long season, even though it's short. Every game something happens that we have to get better at. Tonight was being resilient again and going after a team."

NOTABLE
• Domenic Poletto (Calgary) returned to the pitch for his first game since Sept. 22 against Alberta after being suspended on yellow card accumulation.
• Heat player Hamish Walde received a yellow card in second half stoppage time.
• The Spartans played the Heat in their first game of the regular season, resulting in a 1-1 tie on Aug 27 in Kelowna. The game was rescheduled from Aug 25 due to smoke.

UP NEXT
The Spartans host Fraser Valley Oct. 5 in the first of a home-and-home series in which TWU will also travel to play the Cascades Sunday.

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