LANGLEY, B.C. – This Week in Sparta sees men's and women's volleyball hosting conference quarter-finals, men's and women's track and field at the Canada West Championships, and men's hockey back on Vancouver Island for a pair of games.
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#1 MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (20-2)
Feb. 20 vs. Mount Royal (9-13) – Langley Events Centre | 8 p.m. (PT) |
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Feb. 21 vs. Mount Royal (9-13) – Langley Events Centre | 8 p.m. (PT) |
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*Feb. 22 vs. Mount Royal (9-13) – Langley Events Centre | 8 p.m. (PT) |
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- Trinity Western's men's volleyball team opens the conference playoffs hosting Mount Royal Thursday and Friday, with a potential tie-breaker Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.
- The Spartans recently wrapped up the regular season splitting games on the road against Thompson Rivers. TWU finished atop the conference standings at 20-2.
- Mount Royal concluded the season as the 8th seed with a 9-13 record, having won just twice over its last five games.
- Spartans outside Eric Loeppky (Steinbach, Man.) led the entire conference in hitting percentage this season (.443), while middle Pearson Eshenko (Banff, Alta.) leads in blocks-per set (1.42).
- TWU is 14-2 all-time against Mount Royal, most recently winning both matchups earlier this season (Jan. 10-11).
#1 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (22-2)
Feb. 20 vs. Winnipeg (9-15) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) |
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Feb. 21 vs. Winnipeg (9-15) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) |
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*Feb. 22 vs. Winnipeg (9-15) – Langley Events Centre | 6 p.m. (PT) |
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- The Spartans quest to defend last season's Canada West championship begins this week as they host Winnipeg in the conference quarter-finals at the Langley Events Centre.
- TWU capped off its regular season on an eight-game win streak after road victories over Thompson Rivers. They concluded the season atop the conference standings with their best record ever at 22-2.
- They take on a Winnipeg side that finished eighth in the conference at 9-15, having gone 3-7 over its last 10 games.
- Spartans outside Hilary Howe (Calgary) and Avery Heppell will lead the TWU attack, as Howe ranked second in conference kills-per set (3.95) and Heppell second in hitting percentage (.348).
- The Spartans hold a perfect record 20-0 record all-time against the Wesmen, most recently defeating Winnipeg in a pair of straight sets wins during TWU's home opening weekend (Oct. 25-26).
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TRACK & FIELD
Feb. 21 at Canada West Championships | Saskatoon Field House, Saskatoon | 2 p.m. (CT) |
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Feb. 22 at Canada West Championships | Saskatoon Field House, Saskatoon | 10 a.m. (CT) |
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- Trinity Western's men's and women's track and field teams continue action with the Canada West championships this weekend at the Saskatoon Field House.
- A number of Spartans will look to keep rolling against the conference's best track athletes, with the Spartans featuring promising athletes in a multitude of events.
- Nick Colyn (Langley) and Grace Konrad (Edmonton) will lead TWU in distance events. Colyn nearly set the TWU record with an impressive 3000m race at the Husky Classic in Seattle last weekend, while Konrad set program records for 200m (24.83s) and 400m (55.58s) events this season.
- Spartans pole vaulters Giovanni Hernandez (Tepic, Mexico) and David Boyd (Victoria, B.C.) sit first (5.06m) and second (4.91m) respectively in conference ranks, while sprinter Praise Olatoke (Glasgow, Scotland) currently holds a conference-best time of 6.82s in the men's 60m.
- Mowa Adeleye (Calgary) will look to build on her strong season, too, as she sits fourth in conference triple-jump (11.78m).
MEN'S HOCKEY (17-3-0-1)
Feb. 21 at Victoria (5-14-0-1) – Ian Stewart Complex | 7:30 p.m. (PT) |
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Feb. 22 at Vancouver Island (11-7-0-2) – Nanaimo Ice Centre | 8 p.m. (PT) |
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- The men's hockey team continues road action this weekend, taking on Victoria Friday at the Ian Stewart Complex followed by Vancouver Island Saturday at Nanaimo Ice Centre.
- The league-leading Spartans are looking to get back on track after suffering back-to-back losses last weekend against the Mariners.
- TWU has already locked up first-place in the BCIHL standings and will be playing their final two road games in their history against the two opponents.
- Victoria is clinging to their playoff hopes after losing four consecutive games, while Vancouver Islands wins last weekend clinched them a playoff series against Simon Fraser next month.
- Spartans forward Evan Last (Surrey, B.C.) will look to keep climbing the career points leaderboard, after moving into a tie for seventh all-time (118 points). Last sits five points back of former Mariner Dallas Calvin for sixth all-time (123 points).
About TWU
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.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.
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