The Trinity Western Spartans men’s soccer team dropped a pair of tough decisions against two of the country’s top 10 teams.
The Spartans lost 1-0 to the No. 8 UVic Vikes on Friday night and 2-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday night at TWU’s Rogers Field.
With the losses, the team fell to 2-2-0 on the Canada West season.
“We lost six points this weekend because we got counter-attacked three times,” summed up Spartans coach Pat Rohla.
“Were we good between the boxes? I think we’re as good as any team in the league.
“But where the game is really won and lost is in the 18-yard boxes.
“We’re disappointed we didn’t finish (our chances) this weekend, but there were some good pieces that we take out of this in terms of how we play.
“Guys are trying to do the right thing, but it’s those critical moments in the boxes that let us down.”
Titouan Chopin and Luke Griffin scored for the T-Birds, with a goal in each half.
Against Victoria, the game was scoreless until Dominic Colantonio struck in the 74th minute.
Andrew Hicks was in goal for TWU for both games, making five saves versus Victoria and two more against UBC.
The Spartans are on a bye this weekend, returning to league action on Oct. 2 and 3 when they host Thompson Rivers and UBC Okanagan at Rogers Field.
