THIS WEEK IN SPARTA

LANGLEY, B.C. – It is one of the busiest weeks of the year for this Week in Sparta as 10 Spartan teams are competing. The women’s soccer team will continue Canada West conference play with their final conference matches of the season at home for senior weekend. Men’s and women’s hockey will continue their Canada West season. Men’s rugby is home for Coastal Cup action. Men’s and women’s volleyball continue preseason play with the women at home and the men on the road. Men’s and women’s basketball will get preseason rolling with road tournaments. While the cross country teams are at the BC Championships.
 
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Friday, October 13 vs Mount Royal Cougars, Langley, BC
6 p.m. (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
Saturday, October 14 vs Victoria Vikes, Langley, BC
5 p.m. (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• TWU enters this weekend ranked No. 4 in U SPORTS
• The Spartans are currently second in the Pacific division at 8-1-3 (.792).
• The Mount Royal Cougars are sixth in the Pacific division at 4-5-3 (.458).
• The Spartans are 5-0-1 lifetime against the Cougars.
• The Victoria Vikes are fourth in the Pacific division at 5-4-3 (.583).
• The Spartans are 29-18-6 lifetime against the Vikes.
• The Spartans are currently on a six-game winning streak and shutout streak of 566 minutes. TWU’s and the CW shutout streak sits at 924 minutes set in 2017
• The win against UFV last week gives TWU’s Miller 38 Canada West regular season career wins, which is tied for fourth all-time in CW. TWU’s Kristen Funk(’12) holds the conference record with 43 wins.
• The shutout gives Miller 29.5 career Canada West shutouts, which is sixth in Canada West. She trails TWU Funk, who has 30 career shutouts, for the Spartan record. Former Spartan Ally Willamson (’16) holds the Canada West record with 34.5 shutouts. Williamson split her time between UBC and TWU.

MEN’S HOCKEY
Friday, October 13 vs Regina Cougars, Langley, BC
7:15 p.m. (PT) – George Preston RC | WATCH
Saturday, October 14 vs Regina Cougars, Langley, BC
7:00 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans, 0-2, enter the 2023-24 Canada West season ranked 9th in the Canada West preseason coaches’ poll.
• The Regina Cougars, 0-4, enter the 2023-24 season ranked 6^th in the CW preseason poll.
• The Spartans are 0-4 lifetime against the Cougars.
• Last week TWU lost 4-0, and 6-3 to the No. 1 Calgary Dinos.
• Last week the Cougars lost 8-1, and 5-4 to the UBC Thunderbirds.
• In their final meeting last season the Cougars defeated the Spartans 4-2 in Regina, Sask.

MEN’S RUGBY
Saturday, October 14 vs Pacific Pride, Langley, BC
2:30 p.m. (PT) – LEC Northwest Field | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans are currently ranked No. 5 in the Canadian University Men’s Rugby Rankings.
• This is the first meeting of the season between the Pride and the Spartans.
• The Spartans men’s rugby team currently sits at 0-4 in Coastal Cup play, while the Pride are 4-0 in Coastal Cup play.

 
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WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Friday, October 13 at Regina Cougars, Regina, Sask.
7:00 p.m. (CT) – The Co-operators Centre | WATCH
Saturday, October 14 at Regina Cougars, Regina, Sask.
5:00 p.m. (CT) – The Co-operators Centre | WATCH

NOTABLE

• The Spartans, 1-0-1, enter the 2023-24 Canada West season ranked 7th in the Canada West preseason coaches’ poll.
• The Regina Cougars, 0-3-1, enter the 2023-24 season ranked No. 8 in the CW preseason poll.
• The Spartans are 3-1 lifetime against the Cougars.
• Last weekend TWU defeated Calgary 3-2 and lost in shootout 4-3.
• Last weekend the Cougars lost to UBC 6-1 on both nights.
• In their final meeting last season the Spartans defeated the Cougars 3-2 at home on November 26, 2022, at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, BC.

WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
Saturday, October 14 at BC Championships | Surrey, BC
9:00 a.m. (PT) – Crescent Park | Live Stats
 
MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
Saturday, October 14 at BC Championships | Surrey, BC
10:00 a.m. (PT) – Crescent Park | Live Stats

NOTABLE

 
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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
West Coast Classic Tournament
Friday, October 13 vs MacEwan Griffins, Langley, BC
6:00 p.m. (PT) – Langley Event Centre
Saturday, October 14 vs Calgary, Langley, BC
4:00 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre

NOTABLE

• This is the third preseason tournament of the season for the Spartans, who are currently 1-5.
• The Spartans are 12-2 lifetime against the Griffins
• TWU is 35-37 lifetime against Calgary.
• The Spartans open Canada West conference play Friday, October 20-21 when they will host the Fraser Valley Cascades.

 
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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, October 12 at RMC, Kingston, ON
7:00 pm (ET) – SAM Gym
Queen’s University Tournament | Kingston, ON
Friday, October 13 vs McMaster Marauders
7:00 pm (ET) – Queen’s ARC
Saturday, October 14 vs Sherbrooke Vert & Or
7:00 pm (ET) – Queen’s ARC
Sunday, October 15 at Queen’s Gaels
1:00 pm (ET) – Queen’s ARC

NOTABLE

• This is the second preseason tournament of the season for the Spartans.
• Last weekend the Spartans defeated the TRU WolfPack 3-0.
• TWU is currently 4-1 in preseason play.
• The Spartans open Canada West conference play Friday, October 20-21 when they will host the Fraser Valley Cascades.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
Heat Fall Classic | Kelowna, BC
Friday, October 13 vs Ottawa Gee Gee’s
8:00 pm (PT) – UBCO Gymnasium
Saturday, October 14 at UBC Okanagan Heat
6:00 pm (PT) – UBCO Gymnasium
Sunday, October 15 at Queen’s Gaels
11:00 am (PT) – UBCO Gymnasium

NOTABLE

• This tournament is the Spartans’ first of the 2023 pre-season.
• TWU is 0-1 lifetime against Ottawa
• The Spartans are 13-5 lifetime against the Heat
• TWU is 4-7 lifetime against MRU.
• The Spartans open the Canada West season on Nov.3-4 when they will travel to Kamloops, B.C. to play the Thompson Rivers WolfPack. Both games are at 7:30 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.

 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UBC Tournament | Vancouver, BC
Friday, October 13 vs Mount Royal Cougars
5:00 pm (PT) – War Memorial Gym
Saturday, October 14 vs Bishop’s Gaiters
10:00 am (PT) – War Memorial Gym

NOTABLE

• The game is the first of the Spartans 2023 pre-season.
• TWU is 8-1 lifetime against MRU
• The Spartans are 2-1 lifetime against the Gaiters
• The Spartans open the Canada West season on Nov. 3-4 when they will travel 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.

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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