LANGLEY, B.C. – Brooklyn Tidder headed a go-ahead goal in the 76th minute to lead the No. 2-ranked Trinity Western Spartans (7-0-1) to a 2-0 win over the visiting No. 8 UBC Thunderbirds (4-1-3) Saturday at Chase Office Field.
Kathryn Harvey also scored for TWU in the 85th minute to secure a critical mid-season win over rival UBC, while goalkeeper Hannah Miller made three saves.
Since a scoreless season-opening draw with UBC, the Spartans have won seven straight games while UBC suffered their first loss of the season.
The Spartans nearly opened the scoring early on, with Rachel Hutchinson's seventh-minute shot stopped by UBC's
Emily Moore before the Spartans' Gabi Short sailed an opportunity just over the bar.
In the ninth-minute, the T-Birds had a chance of their own, but an offside call negated what could have been a UBC goal.
Into the second half, the Spartans had a prime chance in the 74th minute, when Jenaya Robertson's free kick was just tipped over the net by Moore.
On the ensuing corner kick the Spartans pulled ahead after Sierra Halldorson's cross found its way to Tidder, who headed home what would stand as the game-winning goal.
TWU added an insurance marker when Harvey chipped the ball to the right of a rushing Moore, before firing home the Spartans' second goal into an empty net.
The Spartans finished the night with a 12-6 edge in shots and an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.
UBC is back out on the road again next weekend, scheduled to visit the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday followed by a trip to Kelowna on Saturday to take on the UBC Okanagan Heat.
