LANGLEY, B.C. – The Trinity Western men’s volleyball team’s Canada West journey will begin Oct. 18-19 with a trip to play MacEwan before returning to the Langley Events Centre to host Brandon in the Spartans home-opening weekend Oct. 25-26.
A date with the Bobcats to open their home schedule marks a rematch of last year’s Canada West quarter-final match-up that saw TWU win the best-of-three series in two games. The weekend set will also mark a unique reacquaintance, as several members of the Spartans and Bobcats went on a service trip together to Paraguay this past spring with the organization TeamUp.
The third week of the season for the Spartans sees a home-and-home series with UBC with TWU hosting the Thunderbirds Nov. 8 before a trip to Vancouver Nov. 9.
TWU will host the defending Canada West and U SPORTS champion Alberta Golden Bears Jan. 17-18 in what will be a rematch of last year’s conference final.
This year will feature a new playoff format that sees 10 teams qualify for the postseason. Playoffs begin with a best-of-three play-in series Feb. 21- 23, featuring the #7 seed hosting the #10 seed and the #8 seed hosting the #9 seed. A best-of-three quarterfinal round follows from Feb. 28 to March 1, with a “Final Four” format for the semifinals and bronze/gold medal games taking place the following weekend in a single location.
The regular season reflects the schedule format changes announced by the conference last October, placing increased emphasis on regional rivalries. Each school has four annual opponents they will play each season and will rotate through the remaining teams. Men’s teams will play six of eight opponents each year. This year, the Spartans won’t play Mount Royal and Winnipeg.
This year’s U SPORTS Championship will be hosted by Brandon University Mar. 21-23. With both women’s and men’s national championships hosted in the province of Manitoba – the women’s tournament is at the University of Manitoba Mar. 14-16 – there will two-week break between the men’s Canada West final and the men’s national tournament.
View Canada West men’s volleyball history.
2024-25 Canada West Schedule (all times local)
Oct. 18 @ MacEwan | 6:30pm
Oct. 19 @ MacEwan | 4:30pm
Oct. 25 vs. Brandon | 7pm
Oct. 26 vs. Brandon | 6pm
Nov. 8 vs. UBC | 7pm
Nov. 9 @ UBC | 6pm
Nov. 15 vs. UBC Okanagan | 7pm
Nov. 16 vs. UBC Okanagan | 6pm
Nov. 22 @ Thompson Rivers | 5:30pm
Nov. 23 @ Thompson Rivers | 3pm
Jan. 10 @ Manitoba | 7:45pm
Jan. 11 @ Manitoba | 5:45pm
Jan. 17 vs. Alberta | 7pm
Jan. 18 vs. Alberta | 6pm
Jan. 24 @ Calgary | 7:30pm
Jan. 25 @ Calgary | 4pm
Feb. 6 vs. UFV | 7pm
Feb. 7 @ UFV | 6pm
Feb. 14 vs. Saskatchewan | 7pm
Feb. 15 vs. Saskatchewan | 6pm
Feb. 21-13 – Canada West Playoff Play-Ins
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 – Canada West Quarter-Finals
Mar. 8-9 – Canada West Final Four
Mar. 21-23 – U SPORTS Championship – hosted by the Brandon University
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 and women’s and men’s disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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