LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans have 14 competition starts from Thursday through Sunday. Six teams compete at home in Langley, while men's volleyball travels to Calgary for three preseason matches. The soccer teams continue the second half of Canada West play, women's volleyball hosts the West Coast Classic, both hockey teams continue preseason action, and men's rugby hosts UBC in the Coastal Cup.
 
HOME
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Friday, October 2 vs Lethbridge Pronghorns, Langley, B.C.
6:00 p.m. (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
Saturday, October 3 vs Saskatchewan Huskies, Langley, B.C.
7:15 p.m. (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans are 3-6-1 after dropping two road matches last week, 2-0 at Alberta and 2-0 at No. 8 Calgary.
• Lethbridge is 4-2-1 after a 0-0 home draw with Fraser Valley and a 1-0 home win over UNBC last week. The Pronghorns have posted five shutouts in seven conference matches.
• Saskatchewan is 3-4-0 after defeating Victoria 2-1 and losing 4-2 to Thompson Rivers at home last week. Saturday's match is the Canada West Game of the Week.

 
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Friday, October 2 vs Fraser Valley Cascades, Langley, B.C.
5:00 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre
Saturday, October 3 vs Western Mustangs, Langley, B.C.
10:00 a.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre
Sunday, October 4 vs Winnipeg Wesmen, Langley, B.C.
10:00 a.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans opened their preseason last week with a 3-0 win over Fraser Valley at Langley Christian School. Friday's match is a rematch with the Cascades.
• Western plays its first listed match of the season Saturday. Winnipeg opened its preseason last week with road wins of 3-2 and 3-1 over Lakehead.
• TWU earned Canada West silver last season before finishing fourth at the U SPORTS championship.
• The Spartans begin Canada West conference play October 23 against Manitoba at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.

 
MEN'S HOCKEY
Friday, October 2 vs NAIT Ooks, Langley, B.C.
7:00 p.m. (PT) – The Arenas at Langley Events Centre
Saturday, October 3 vs NAIT Ooks, Langley, B.C.
7:00 p.m. (PT) – The Arenas at Langley Events Centre
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans are 4-0 in preseason play after defeating the Vancouver Island Mariners 5-1 at home last week.
• The two-game exhibition series marks NAIT's first competition of the season.
• TWU opens Canada West conference play October 9 against Regina at The Co-operators Centre in Regina, Sask.

 
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
Saturday, October 3 vs UBC Thunderbirds, Langley, B.C.
3:00 p.m. (PT) – The Arenas at Langley Events Centre
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans are 0-1 in preseason play after a 2-1 road loss to UBC last week. Saturday is the second game of the home-and-home exhibition series.
• UBC is 2-0 in preseason play after defeating NAIT 8-2 at home and TWU 2-1 in Vancouver. TWU begins Canada West conference play October 9 against Regina at The Arenas at Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.

 
MEN'S RUGBY
Friday, October 2 vs UBC Thunderbirds, Langley, B.C.
7:00 p.m. (PT) – The Stadium at Langley Events Centre | WATCH ON CBC SPORTS
 
NOTABLE

• The Spartans' Future XV defeated Washington 55-5 at home last week. TWU's senior side last played September 18, falling 45-24 to Victoria in Langley, and enters Friday at 0-2 in Coastal Cup play.
• UBC is 1-1 in the Coastal Cup and 3-1 overall after a 40-25 home loss to the UBCOB Ravens in Premier League play last week.
• The Thunderbirds defeated the Spartans 66-0 in the teams' first Coastal Cup meeting of the season on September 4 in Vancouver.

 
HOME/AWAY
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Friday, October 2 at UBC Okanagan Heat, Kelowna, B.C.
5:00 p.m. (PT) – Nonis Sports Field | WATCH
Saturday, October 3 vs Thompson Rivers WolfPack, Langley, B.C.
5:00 p.m. (PT) – Chase Office Field | WATCH
 
NOTABLE

• The No. 10 Spartans are 4-2-2 after splitting two road matches last week. TWU defeated UBC Okanagan 4-1 in Kelowna before falling 2-0 at No. 1 UBC in Vancouver.
• Mansha Sidhu recorded her first career hat trick in the win over UBC Okanagan and was named the Canada West BioSteel Women's Soccer Player of the Week. Sophie Crowther assisted on Sidhu's second goal.
• UBC Okanagan is 0-4-2 after losing 4-1 to TWU and drawing Victoria 0-0 at home last week. The Spartans are 16-0-1 all-time against the Heat and have won 14 straight in the series.
• Thompson Rivers is 3-0-3 after a 1-1 home draw with Victoria and a 1-0 home win over Fraser Valley last week. TWU is 14-2-1 all-time against the WolfPack and won the most recent meeting 2-1 in Langley last season.

 
AWAY
 
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, October 1 vs Waterloo Warriors, Calgary, Alta.
3:00 p.m. (MT) – Kenyon Court
Friday, October 2 vs Queen's Gaels, Calgary, Alta.
8:00 p.m. (MT) – Kenyon Court
Saturday, October 3 vs Laval Rouge et Or, Calgary, Alta.
4:30 p.m. (MT) – Kenyon Court
 
NOTABLE

• The defending Canada West and U SPORTS champion Spartans swept Capilano 3-0 in a September 24 scrimmage before defeating Toronto Metropolitan 3-0 at home September 25 in their first U SPORTS competition of the season.
• Waterloo and Queen's enter the East vs West tournament without a recorded result on their current schedules. Laval opened its preseason last week with home wins of 3-1 and 3-2 over Nipissing.
• TWU begins Canada West conference play October 23 against Manitoba at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.

 
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 and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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 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.
 
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