THIS WEEK IN SPARTA

LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartan see most of their teams in play this weekend. Men’s and women’s soccer continue conference play, with men’s and women’s hockey beginning their conference play. Men’s and women’s basketball have single games, while men’s and women’s volleyball continue preseason tournament play.
 
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WOMENS SOCCER
Friday, October 4 vs UBC Okanagan Heat, Langley, BC
5 PM (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
Saturday, October 5 vs Thompson Rivers WolfPack, Langley, BC
5 PM (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans (4-2-2) have a rematch with the UBC Okanagan Heat (4-4-1) and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack (3-5-1) this Friday and Saturday.
• The Spartans opened the Canada West season with a 2-1 win over the WolfPack in Kamloops, B.C. and a 1-0 win over the Heat in Kelowna, B.C. TWU is in third place in CW, UBC O is in fourth place, and TRU is in fifth place. The top four teams make the post season.
• Last weekend the Spartans beat Mount Royal 1-0 in Calgary and lost to Victoria 1-0 in Victoria, B.C.  
• The UBC O Heat defeated UNBC Timberwolves 3-1 and lost to the UBC Thunderbirds 1-0 last week.
• Last Weekend the TRU WolfPack lost 3-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds and defeated the UNBC Timberwolves 1-0.

 
MENS SOCCER
Friday, October 4 vs UBC Okanagan Heat, Langley, BC
7:15 PM (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
Saturday, October 5 vs Thompson Rivers WolfPack, Langley, BC
7:15 PM (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans (4-4-1) have a rematch with the UBC Okanagan Heat (2-6-3) and the Thompson Rivers WolfPack (1-8-1) this Friday and Saturday.
• The Spartans opened the Canada West season with a 2-1 loss to the WolfPack in Kamloops, B.C. and a 1-0 loss to the Heat in Kelowna, B.C.
• TWU is in fourth place in CW, UBC O is in fifth place, and TRU is in seventh place. The top four teams in each division make the post season.
• Last weekend the Spartans beat the UNBC Timberwolves 4-3 on Friday night and 6-0 on Saturday night in Prince George, B.C.
• The UBC O Heat lost 4-0 to the Victoria Vikes and 2-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds last week.
• Last Weekend the TRU WolfPack lost 1-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds and 2-0 to the Victoria Vikes.

MEN’S HOCKEY
Friday, October 4 vs Mount Royal, Langley, BC
7:15 PM – George Preston Arena | WATCH
Saturday, October 5 vs Mount Royal, Langley, BC
2 PM – Langley Events Centre | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans kick of the Canada West season hosting the Mount Royal Cougars this weekend.  Friday night is at the George Preston arena, with Saturday’s game at the Langley Events Centre.
• The Spartans finished last year with a record of 4-23-1, while the Cougars finished at 21-6-1.

 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL – WEST COAST CLASSIC
Saturday, October 5 vs UBC Thunderbirds, Langley, BC
8 PM – Langley Events Centre
Sunday, October 6 vs Calgary Dinos, Langley, BC
9 AM (PT) – David E. Enarson Gym
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans continue their preseason this weekend with the annual West Coast Classic. TWU will host the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday and the Calgary Dinos on Sunday morning.
• Last week the Spartans finished second at the TRU WolfPack tournament. Defeating the Fraser Valley Cascades 3-2, and the UBC Thunderbirds 3-0, before losing to the TRU WolfPack 3-2 in the final.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday, October 5 vs Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Langley, BC
1 PM (PT) – Langley Events Centre
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans continue their preseason this weekend with a non-conference game against OUA’s Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.
• Last week the Spartans defeated the York Lions 62-54.

AWAY
 
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Friday, October 4 at Mount Royal, Calgary, Alta.
7 PM (MT) – Flames Community Arena | WATCH
Saturday, October 5 at Mount Royal, Calgary, Alta.
5 PM (MT) – Flames Community Arena | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans kick of the Canada West season with road games at the Mount Royal Cougars this weekend.  
• The Spartans finished last year with a record of 8-18-2, while the Cougars finished at 20-7-2.

 MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday, October 5 vs Seattle Mountaineers, Vancouver, BC
6 PM – ST. Georges High School
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans kick of the 2024-25 preseason with their annual exhibition game against the Seattle Mountaineers.

HOME/AWAY

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL BLUE TEAM CUP
Thursday, October 3 at UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver, BC
6 PM (PT) War Memorial Gym
Friday, October 4 vs Mount Royal Cougars, Langley, BC
4 PM (PT) – Langley Events Centre
Saturday, October 5 vs UBC Okanagan Heat, Langley, BC
4 PM (PT) – Langley Events Centre
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans have their annual Blue Team Cup tournament this weekend with games against the UBC Thunderbirds, Mount Royal Cougars, and the UBC Okanagan Heat.

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women’s and men’s soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country, and track & field, as well as women’s rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men’s rugby, as well as women’s and men’s disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
 
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