LANGLEY, British Columbia – In this week's Top 10 rankings, the Spartans women's volleyball team debuts at No. 5 in the U SPORTS women's volleyball preseason Top 10, while the Spartans men's rugby team (0-4) drop to No. 10 in the Canadian university men's rugby rankings after a 54-10 road loss to the No. 3 Victoria Vikes at Wallace Field in Victoria, B.C.
The Spartans men's rugby team have now completed Coastal Cup play.
This week, Spartans' Future XV will travel to Seattle to face Washington on Saturday, October 17 at IMA Sports Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. (PT). TWU's first team will then host Edmonton Gold U23 on November 7 at LEC SE Field in Langley, B.C., beginning at 3:15 p.m. (PT), before hosting the McTavish Cup national championship November 17–21 at The Stadium at the Langley Events Centre.
The Spartans women's volleyball team, who are 3-0 in preseason play, will begin Canada West Conference play on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 when they host the Manitoba Bisons. Match times at the Langley Events Centre are set for 5 p.m. (PT) on Friday and 3 p.m. (PT) on Saturday. Both matches can be seen live on Canada West TV.
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 and field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes independently in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since joining 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 and holds three Canada Research Chairs. Through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education, TWU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate and adult degree-completion programs that equip leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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