LANGLEY, British Columbia –The Trinity Western Spartans will now match up with the Alberta Pandas for the West Coast Classic championship after today's 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15) victory over the Manitoba Bisons Saturday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
 
Other results of the eight-team preseason tournament:
Saturday:
Alberta 3-0 win over UBC 25-19, 25-22, 25-17
Fraser Valley 3-1 win over UBC Okanagan 25-17, 16-25, 25-16, 25-18
Thompson Rivers 3-1 win over Calgary 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18
Friday:
Manitoba 3-0 over UBC Okanagan 25-11, 25-13, 25-13
Alberta 3-1 over Thompson Rivers 25-16, 30-32, 25-22, 25-21
UBC 3-0 over Calgary 25-14, 25-22, 28-26
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Pandas will play on centre court at the Langley Events Centre tomorrow at 11 a.m. (PT). The Spartans open Canada West conference play on October 16-17 against the Fraser Valley Cascades in a home and home series.
 
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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