LANGLEY, B.C. – The Western Washington University women's soccer team continued its preseason schedule Tuesday playing Trinity Western University to a scoreless draw Tuesday evening at Chase Office Field.
 
Playing its second of three preseason contests, the Vikings held the Spartans off the scoreboard while making five saves. Starting goalkeeper Abigail Trengove made three saves in her 45 minutes of action in the first half, with senior Grace Wales adding one save in the second half.
 
The Vikings had their best scoring chance in the 62n minute when junior midfielder Claire Potter fired a shot from the center of the box that was saved by a diving stop from TWU goalkeeper Yasmine Pahal.
 
TWU held an 11-4 advantage in shots and 5-1 edge in shots on target in the non-counting exhibition game.
 
Junior co-captain defender Asia Hardin played 80 of the 90 minutes on the back line while also being credited with a team save early in the first half.
 
WWU played 22 total players in the game just a week after reporting for the start of fall camp last Monday. TWU, the 2023 U SPORTS national runner-up, played in its seventh exhibition contest, which included a 3-3 tie against Oregon State and a 3-0 victory over Seattle Pacific.  
  The Vikings close out their three-game preseason schedule Thursday taking on the University of British Columbia in another a cross-border friendly at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. WWU's official season opener is scheduled for Thursday, September 5 hosting MSU Denver at Harrington Field. The complete 2024 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/24_WSOC.
   
Trinity Western 0, Western Washington 0
Preseason Exhibition Game
Date: August 27, 2024
Field: Chase Office Field   Site: Langley, BC
Attendance: 140
 
Goals by period                 1  2    Tot
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Western Washington............  0  0  -  0
Trinity Western...............  0  0  -  0
 
Shots: TWU 11, WWU 4
Shots on Goal: TWU 5, WWU 1
Saves: WWU 5 (Trengove – 3, Wales – 1, Team - 1), TWU 1 (Pahal - 1)
Corners: TWU 9, WWU 3
Fouls: WWU 11, TWU 10
Offsides: TWU 5, WWU 2
Kits: WWU (Light Blue), TWU (Navy)
  Fans can follow WWU women's soccer online at WWUVikings.com/WSOC, and via social media on Twitter/X (@WWU_WSoccer), Instagram (@wwu_wsoccer) and Facebook (@WWUsoccerwomens).
  The Western Washington University women's soccer program has risen to the top of the Division II ranks, appearing in the NCAA Championships in 10 of the last 11 seasons and winning a pair of national championships in 2016 and 2022. WWU has advanced to the NCAA II Final Four in five of the last 10 seasons and played for the West Region championship in nine of the last 11 seasons (seven consecutive from 2015-22). The Vikings won the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship with a 2-1 win over No. 1 nationally-ranked West Chester, played for the 2019 national title and won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2016 with an undefeated 24-0-1 record, beating three-time defending national champion Grand Valley State 3-2 in the title game in Kansas City, Missouri. The program has claimed eight of the last 12 Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season titles (2022 Champions) and won five of the last eight GNAC Tournament titles (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022). Head coach Travis Connell is in his 22nd season leading the program in 2024 (29th overall at WWU) and has led the Vikings to 12 trips to the NCAA Championships and 19 consecutive winning seasons.