VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds (2-0-0) are heading home with a pair of victories from their opening weekend trek up Highway 1. Saturday night in Langley, B.C. the T-Birds earned a hard-fought 2-0 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans.
 
Nisa Reehal (3, 45') and Danielle Steer (4, 70') supplied the second-half offense for UBC, but the story of the night was goalkeeper Sarah Johns.
 
The fourth-year product of Calgary, AB made a single-game, career high eight saves – Five of which came in the first half with the game still tied at 0-0. For the weekend, Johns' shutout streak consisted of 135-plus minutes as the T-Birds outscored their opponents by a combined 10-0 margin.


 
Less than a minute into the second half, Nisa Reehal put UBC up 1-0 off a setup by Taiya Dennehy. Then in minute 71, Danielle Steer notched her 44^th career goal in U SPORTS, doubling the Thunderbird lead in the process.
 
From there, Jesse Symons' crew was able to keep the Spartans at bay despite 19 total shots faced.

2-0 win over Trinity Western @Coastal_FC attackers with goals
Nisa Reehal ??
Danielle Steer ?? @WSCStrikers products with helpers
Kat tolnai ??
Taiya Dennehy ?? @CSWUSoccerClub Sarah Johns - shutout #6pointweekend
10 goals for - 0 against #2022season @ubctbirds

— UBC Women's Soccer (@ubcwsoc) August 28, 2022

 
The 2-0 Thunderbirds will now return home with their eyes set on their home opener which is set for Thursday, September 1^st against the University of Victoria.