LANGLEY, British Columbia – This Week in Sparta is the indoor teams' last week of conference play. Men's hockey and men's and women's volleyball will conclude the regular season at home while women's hockey and men's and women's basketball will be on the road. While the men's rugby team will be in Arizona on a reading break tour, the men's and women's disc golf teams will be hosting their first tournament of the spring, and track and field will be on the road in the USA.

 
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
Friday, February 14 vs Saskatchewan Huskies, Langley, B.C.
5 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 15 vs Saskatchewan Huskies, Langley, B.C.
4 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are tied for ninth spot in Canada West at 6-12, while the Huskies are in seventh place in Canada West at 10-8.
• Last week the Spartans were swept by the Fraser Valley Cascades 3-2 in Langley, B.C., and 3-0 in Abbotsford, B.C.
• Last week the Huskies swept the UBC Okanagan Heat 3-2, and 3-1 in Saskatoon, Sask.
• The Spartans are currently 38-18 lifetime against the Huskies.
• The Spartans are tied with UBC Okanagan, and Calgary for ninth spot in Canada West for the last two playoff spots.

 
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
Friday, February 14 vs Saskatchewan Huskies, Langley, B.C.
7 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 15 vs Saskatchewan Huskies, Langley, B.C.
6 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in fifth spot in Canada West at 11-7, while the Huskies are in fourth place in Canada West at 13-5.
• Last week the Spartans split with the Fraser Valley Cascades losing 3-2 in Langley, B.C., and winning 3-1 in Abbotsford, B.C.
• Last week the Huskies swept the UBC Okanagan Heat 3-0, and 3-1 in Saskatoon, Sask.
• The Spartans are currently 42-20 lifetime against the Huskies.
• TWU will have a bye next week before starting the Canada quarter-finals on the road in a site to be determined.

 
MEN'S HOCKEY 
Friday, February 14 vs Mount Royal Cougars, Langley, B.C.
7 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 15 vs Mount Royal Cougars, Chilliwack, B.C.
3:30 p.m. (PT) – Chilliwack Coliseum | WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in fourth place in the West division at 3-20-0-2, while the Cougars are in first place in the West division at 20-6-0-0
• The Spartans are coming into this weekend after a bye week. This weekend's games will be the season's final games for the Spartans.
• Last week the Cougars defeated the Regina Cougars 9-0, and 8-3 at home in Calgary.
• The Spartans are currently 1-11 lifetime against the MRU Cougars.
• The Spartans Christian Lowe enters this weekend's games with 25 points on the season, two points shy of Daine Dubois's 2022-23 season for the top spot in TWU men's hockey history for points in a season.
• Luke Spadafora has 11 goals on the season and is three goals shy of Dubois's 14 which he set in the 2022-23, for the most goals in a Spartan season. 

DISC GOLF
Women's and Men's teams
Saturday, February 15 at TWU Collegiate Invitational, Surrey, B.C.
Morning Round 1 – The Hills at Portal Golf Club
Saturday, February 15 at TWU Collegiate Invitational, Surrey, B.C.
Afternoon Round 2 – The Hills at Portal Golf Club
Sunday, February 15 at TWU Collegiate Invitational, Surrey, B.C.
Morning Round 3 – The Hills at Portal Golf Club

NOTABLE 

• This is the Spartan men's disc golf team's first tournament of the season.
• The Spartan woman opened the 2025 season at the Florida Collegiate Classic on January 18-20 at the Olympus Disc Golf Course in Brooksville, Fla.
• The Spartans' next tournament is the Northwest Collegiate Invitational on March 15-16 in Estacada, Oregon.
• The Collegiate Disc Golf National Championship will be held April 2-5 in Rock Hill, SC.

AWAY
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 
Friday, February 14 at Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford, B.C.
6 p.m. (PT) – UFV Athletic Centre| WATCH 
Saturday, February 7 at Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford, B.C.
3 p.m. (PT) – UFV Athletic Centre| WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in fourth spot in the Canada West Pacific Division at 10-8, while the Cascades are in second place at 13-5.
• The Spartans are currently 13-22 lifetime against the Cascades.
• Last week the Spartans swept the UNBC Timberwolves 70-63, and 65-53 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
• The Cascades were off last week and are currently on a four-game winning streak.

 
MEN'S BASKETBALL 
Friday, February 14 at Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford, B.C.
8 p.m. (PT) – UFV Athletic Centre| WATCH 
Saturday, February 7 at Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford, B.C.
5 p.m. (PT) – UFV Athletic Centre| WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in third spot in the Canada West Pacific Division at 10-8, while the Cascades are in fifth place at 9-9.
• The Spartans are currently 18-25 lifetime against the Cascades.
• Last week the Spartans swept the UNBC Timberwolves 76-66, and 93-63 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
• The Cascades were off last week and are currently on a four-game winning streak.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY 
Friday, February 14 at Mount Royal Cougars, Calgary, Alta.
7 p.m. (MT) – Flames Community Arena| WATCH 
Saturday, February 15 vs Mount Royal Cougars, Calgary, Alta.
5 p.m. (MT) – Flames Community Arena | WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in third place in the West division at 12-12-1-1, while the Cougars are in second place in the West division at 18-4-2-2.
• The Spartans are coming into this weekend after a bye week. After this weekend's games, the Spartans will begin the Canada West playoffs on the road at either Manitoba or Regina.
• Last week the Cougars defeated the Regina Cougars 3-3, and 3-2 on the road in Regina, Sask.
• The Spartans are currently 1-16 lifetime against the MRU Cougars.
• Kyra McDonald currently has 12 goals in the season which ties her for the top spot for goals in a season with former Spartan Amy Potomak, which Potomak set in the 2022-23 season.
• Olivia Leier currently is tied with former Spartan Brooklyn Anderson for most points in a Spartan career with 42 points.

TRACK AND FIELD
Women's and Men's teams
Friday, February 14 at Whitworth Invitational, Spokane, Wash.
all-day – The Podium.
Saturday, February 15 at Whitworth Invitational, Spokane, Wash.
all-day – The Podium.
 
NOTABLE 

• This is the second meet of the season for the Spartans.
• TWU will be at the Canada West Championships on February 21-22 at the Regina Fieldhouse in Regina, Sask.
• The U SPORTS Championships are March 6-8 at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse in Windsor, Ont.

MEN'S RUGBY
Men's first and second teams
Saturday, February 15 at the Arizona Wildcats, Tucson, Ariz.
2 p.m (first) – Sitton Field.
3 p.m (second) – Sitton Field.
Tuesday, February 18 at Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m. (first) – GCU Track/Practice Soccer Field
7:30 p.m. (second) – GCU Track/Practice Soccer Field
 
NOTABLE 

• These are the second matches of the spring for the Spartans.
• The four matches are part of the Spartans reading break tour of Arizona.
• TWU opened the Spring season with first's and second's playing Saint Mary's.

 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.
 
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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