LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western University forward Nikki Wright's scored the only goal of the match, and her third in two days, to lead the No. 2 Spartans to a Canada West gold medal with a 1-0 win over the No. 9 University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Saturday night at TWU's Langley, B.C. campus.

The win give the Spartans their third Canada West title in six years and sends the defending CIS champions back to the national tournament as the number one seed out of Canada West. The Thunderbirds, whose last Canada West title was in 2007, will advance to the CIS tournament as the Canada West number two seed.

"UBC is an excellent team with great veterans and we knew it was going to be a battle and would probably end up being a one goal game. And tonight we were on the right end of the one goal game," commented TWU head coach Graham Roxburgh.

The second year forward scored the lone goal of the match in the 40th minute. Midfielder Rebecca Ferguson found Wright in the centre of the Thunderbirds penalty area. Wright turned and sent a nicely shaped ball past UBC's Jaclyn Dunnett and into the left side of the Thunderbirds net.

The match was an evenly played contest with both teams making key plays to break up their opponent's offensive opportunities. The Spartans finished with a six to five edge in total shots and a six to four edge in corner kicks.

TWU keeper Kristen Funk made one save to earn the win but did a quality job of controlling the penalty area while the Thunderbirds Dunnett made two saves in the loss, her first since TWU beat UBC 3-1 way back on September 19.

As the No. 1 Canada West seed TWU will open the CIS championship against the AUS No. 2 seed on Thursday morning at 8 a.m. PT. The Spartans are on the same side of the draw as OUA No. 2 and AUS No. 1, who meet in the other quarter final. The Thunderbirds, as CW No. 2 open the tournament on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. PT against the OUA No. 1. They are on the same side of the draw as host Toronto and Quebec No. 1, who meet in the other quarter final.

TWU has won the CIS championship in 2004 and 2008, while UBC has five banners and last won the CIS title in 2006.