SOCCER AND CROSS COUNTRY POSTSEASON, AND VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, HOCKEY, AND MEN’S RUGBY IN ACTION THIS WEEK

LANGLEY, B.C. – It’s the post-season at This Week in Sparta. Women’s and men’s soccer are in the Canada West quarter-finals, while men’s and women’s cross country are at the Canada West championships. Volleyball and Hockey both continue Canada West conference play, while men’s rugby is on the road for Coastal Cup action.
 
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WOMEN’S SOCCER | CANADA WEST QUARTERFINAL
Friday, October 27 vs Calgary, Langley, BC
7:00 p.m. (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• Trinity Western is currently ranked No. 6 in the U SPORTS Top 10.
• Spartans finished second in the Canada West Pacific Division at 9-2-3 (.750).
• Calgary is third in the Canada West Prairie Division at 8-2-4 (.714)
• In their one meeting this year in Calgary, the Spartans and the Dinos tied 3-3.
• TWU is 17-7-7 lifetime against the Dinos.
• A win by the Spartans will have them match up with the winner of Victoria and MacEwan at the Canada West Final four, November 3-4.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Friday, October 27 vs Saskatchewan, Langley, B.C.
7:15 p.m. (PT) – George Preston Arena | WATCH
Saturday, October 28 vs Saskatchewan, Langley, B.C.
7:00 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre| WATCH

NOTABLE

• TWU is currently 3-2-1 in Canada West, while Saskatchewan is 5-1-0.
• TWU is 2-4 lifetime against Saskatchewan.
• Last week TWU lost 7-2, and 4-1 to the UBC Thunderbirds in a home-and-home series.
• Last week the Huskies split with the Regina Cougars 3-0 W, and 2-0 L in a home-and-home series in Saskatchewan.

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MEN’S SOCCER: CW QUARTER FINAL
Friday, October 27 vs Alberta at UBC, Vancouver, BC
7:30 p.m. (PT) – Thunderbird Stadium | WATCH
Saturday, October 28 vs UBC/Calgary, Vancouver, BC (if win)
7:30 p.m. (PT) – Thunderbird Stadium | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans finished third in the Canada West Pacific Division at 6-4-5 (.567).
• Alberta is second in the Canada West Prairie Division at 10-2-2 (.786)
• In their one meeting this year at Chase Office Field the Golden Bears defeated the Spartans 1-0.
• TWU is 16-11-8 lifetime against the Bears.
• The UBC Thunderbirds finished first in the Pacific division at 13-1-2 (.875)
• The Calgary Dinos are fourth in the Prairie Division at 4-7-3 (.393)
• A win by the Spartans will have them match up with the winner of UBC and Calgary.

WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY | CANADA WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, October 28 at UBC Okanagan Heat | Kelowna, BC
12:00 p.m. (PT) – Mission Recreation Park | LIVE RESULTS
 
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY | CANADA WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, October 28 at UBC Okanagan Heat | Kelowna, BC
1:00 p.m. (PT) – Mission Recreation Park | LIVE RESULTS

NOTABLE

• Canada West Championship, second to last meet of the season
• Hosted by UBC Okanagan. Competing teams: UBC Okanagan Heat, UBC Thunderbirds, Alberta Pandas and Golden Bears, Saskatchewan Huskies, Manitoba Bisons, TWU Spartans, Calgary Dinos, Victoria Vikes, Regina Cougars.
• Live results are available at: https://startlinetiming.com/en/races/2023/canwestxc/event/Women

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Friday, October 27 at Winnipeg Wesmen, Winnipeg, Man.
6:00 p.m. (CT) – Duckworth Centre | WATCH
Saturday, October 28 vs Fraser Valley Cascades, Langley, BC
6:45 p.m. (CT) – Duckworth Centre | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans open the season ranked No. 5 in the CW annual coaches’ poll, while the Wesmen opened at No. 11.
• Last week Trinity Western defeated Fraser Valley 3-1, and 3-0 in Langley, B.C.
• Last week Winnipeg split with UBC Okanagan, winning 3-1 and losing 3-0 in Kelowna, B.C.
• The Spartans are 38-9 lifetime against the Wesmen.
• The last time that TWU lost to Winnipeg was 3-2 on November 13, 2004, 35 matches.
• TWU’s first Canada West wins came against Winnipeg in 3-0, 3-1 in the Spartans’ final two matches of their second Canada Wes season in 2000-2001. Prior to that the Spartans had gone 0-42.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Friday, October 27 at Winnipeg Wesmen, Winnipeg, Man.
7:45 p.m. (CT) – Duckworth Centre | WATCH
Saturday, October 28 vs Fraser Valley Cascades, Langley, BC
5:00 p.m. (CT) – Duckworth Centre | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans open the season ranked No. 3 in the CW annual coaches’ poll, while the Wesmen opened at No. 5.
• Last week Trinity Western split with Fraser Valley losing and winning 3-1 in Langley, B.C.
• Last week Winnipeg split with UBC Okanagan, winning 3-1 and losing 3-0 in Kelowna, B.C.
• The Spartans are 43-18 lifetime against the Wesmen.
• The last time TWU lost to Winnipeg was 3-1 on February 17, 2017, 13 matches.

MEN’S HOCKEY
Friday, October 27 at Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
7:00 p.m. (MT) – Merlis Belsher Place | WATCH
Saturday, October 28 at Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
5:00 p.m. (MT) – Merlis Belsher Place | WATCH

NOTABLE

• TWU is currently 0-6 in Canada West, while Saskatchewan is 6-0.
• TWU is 0-6 lifetime against Saskatchewan.
• Last week TWU lost 5-2, and 8-2 to the UBC Thunderbirds in a home-and-home series.
• Last week the undefeated Huskies defeated the Regina Cougars 5-2, and 3-2 in a home-and-home series in Saskatchewan.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday, October 28 at Victoria Vikes, Victoria, B.C.
2:00 pm (PT) – CARSA Performance Gym

NOTABLE

• This is the final preseason game for the Spartans.
• Last week the Spartans went 3-0 at the 2nd Annual Athlete Empowered Classic – York University. TWU defeated Toronto 73-52, York 67-61, and Concordia 56-55.
• TWU is currently 3-2 in preseason play.
• Victoria is currently 2-4 in preseason play.
• The Spartans are currently 19-44 lifetime against the Vikes.
• Next week the Spartans have their conference openers as they head to Kamloops, B.C. to play the Thompson Rivers WolfPack. Both games are at 5:30 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.

MEN’S RUGBY
Saturday, October 28 at Pacific Pride, Langford, BC
2:30 p.m. (PT) – Starlight Stadium

NOTABLE

• The Spartans are currently ranked No. 6 in the Canadian University Men’s Rugby Rankings.
• This is their last meeting the Pride defeated the Spartans 54-3.
• The Spartans men’s rugby team currently sits at 0-5 in Coastal Cup play, while the Pride are 5-0 in Coastal Cup play.

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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