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TWU soccer: King a Canada West star; Spartans ranked No. 1 in Canada

Jessica King earns accolades for her early-season goal-scoring run
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Trinity Western Spartans' Jessica King scored the game-winner just before the final whistle as the women's soccer team opened the Canada West season with a 2-1 victory over the UFV Cascades on Friday at Rogers Field on the TWU campus.

Trinity Western Spartans’ Jessica King was named the Canada West second star of the week.

King scored three goals over the weekend as the Spartans women’s soccer team defeated Thompson Rivers WolfPack 3-1 and the UBC Okanagan Heat 5-1.

She had the winning goals in both games and has struck for the game-winner in all three Spartan victories this season.

King has five goals in four games as Trinity Western improved to 3-0-1.

The team also jumped up to top spot in the most recent Canadian Interuniversity Sport polls. They were previously ranked second.

The Spartans host the Vancouver Whitecaps U18 women’s team on Friday at Rogers Field. Game time is 7 p.m.



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