LANGLEY, BC – Trinity Western's Seina Kashima scored with just over 15 minutes to play, but five minutes later UBC's Shayla Chorney equalised and that's how the game ended, as the No. 3 Spartans and No. 5 Thunderbirds played to a 1-1 tie Saturday at Chase Office Field.
 
After a 70-minute stalemate, Kashima broke through in the 73rd minute with her first goal of the season and her first since 2014. However, in the 78th minute, Chorney buried a rebound to even the score line.

In the 81st minute, Kashima weaved into the box and put a shot on target looking for the go-ahead goal, but Marlee Maracle made a leaping save.
 

#UBC women's soccer scoreless at @TWUSpartans. Watch the game on https://t.co/scnnYOwCRm. #GoBirdsGo pic.twitter.com/hl3PGmg6ob

— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) September 18, 2016

 
TWU's Ally Williamson made eight saves to earn the draw for the Spartans while Maracle was good on three of the four shots she faced.
 
The tie puts TWU's record at 3-0-2 on the season while UBC is now 1-0-4. Both teams also picked up single points in their Friday matches.
 
"We were very good today and unfortunately did not finish opportunities," said UBC Head Coach Jesse Symons. "The players worked very hard today and there was some exceptional play."


 
Kashima opened the scoring when she took a through ball from Nicole Bolder  and stepped around charging UBC goalie Maracle before slotting it into the vacated net.
 
In the 78th minute, Chorney pounced on an in-tight rebound. Jasmin Dhanda sent a cross in from the right side and Williamson got a hand to it, but Chorney was the first one to the loose ball and easily converted.
 
The first half was a defensive struggle with the best chance coming off the foot of UBC's Margaret Hadley, who fired a 25th-minute attempt on target from atop the box, but was stopped by a diving Williams.


 
Five minutes later, TWU's Isabella Di Trocchio  had a crack on goal from 20 yards out, but this time it was Maracle up to the task.
 
The T-Birds had a prime scoring chance in the 63rd minute, when Dhanda found a loose ball and raced into the area untouched, but her shot zipped low just wide of the right post.
 
"Our fullbacks today Meagan Pasternak and Madison Guy were on another level. Both sides of the ball were exceptional," added Symons. "Jasmin Dhanda was dangerous every time she touched the ball. We will look for a good week before the road trip next weekend."
 
The T-Birds are on the road next weekend, playing UNBC Sept. 23rd and Alberta Sept. 25th.

-with files from Trinity Western