LANGLEY, British Columbia – In this week's Top 10 rankings, the Spartans men's and women's volleyball teams remain in the Top 10 after sweeping the Manitoba Bisons in the opening weekend of Canada West Conference play. The men are the top-ranked team in U SPORTS at No. 1, while the Spartan women are at No. 5 in the U SPORTS women's volleyball Top 10; the Spartans men's rugby team (0-4), who were idle this week, move up to No. 9 in the Canadian university men's rugby rankings.
This past weekend, the Spartan women swept the Manitoba Bisons, winning 3-0 on Friday night and 3-1 on Saturday night. The men swept the No. 8 Bisons, rallying to a 3-2 win Friday night and taking the second match 3-1 Saturday night. Both teams will have a bye week this weekend before heading to Alberta for two matches against the No. 1 Alberta Pandas and the No. 3 Alberta Golden Bears on November 6 and November 7.
The Spartans men's rugby team will be off for a couple of weeks and 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.
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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