LANGLEY, British Columbia – For the first time in their brief Canada West and U SPORTS history, the Trinity Western Spartans women's hockey team has cracked the U SPORTS Top 10, debuting at number 10 with 1576.9011 points. TWU is currently 4-2 with two wins over No. 6 Alberta and two overtime road wins over Saskatchewan and close road losses to No. 1 UBC. The women's soccer team remains in the Top 10 and moves up one spot to No. 6 after a pair of home wins over the Fraser Valley Cascades to conclude conference play in second place in the Pacific Division of the Canada West Conference.
The second place (West Division) 4-2 Spartans women's hockey team will now host the MacEwan Griffins this coming weekend at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. Game times are scheduled for 1 p.m. (PT) on Friday, and 3 p.m. (PT) on Saturday and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
The 10-3-1 Spartans women's soccer squad will now host the opening round of the CW playoffs against the MacEwan Griffins (9-3-2), who finished third in the Prairie Division Game time on Friday, October 24 is set for 6 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV. The winner will advance to the Canada West Final Four.
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, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and 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 33 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 U 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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