THIS WEEK IN SPARTA

LANGLEY, British Columbia – This Week in Sparta is a very slow week with only four teams in action. Men’s and women’s basketball are at home against the UNBC Timberwolves, while men’s and women’s volleyball have a home-and-home series with the Fraser Valley Cascades. Women’s rugby, who were scheduled to host CW 7’s tournament, and men’s rugby, which had a single match, have postponed their matches due to inclement weather conditions.
 
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 
Friday, February 7 vs UNBC Timberwolves, Langley, B.C.
6 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 7 vs UNBC Timberwolves, Langley, B.C.
4 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in fourth spot in the Canada West Pacific Division at 8-8, while the Timberwolves are in sixth place in Pacific at 4-12.
• On January 18 in Prince George the Spartans defeated the Timberwolves 88-62.
• TWU is currently on a six-game winning streak against UNBC.
• The Spartans are currently 14-11 lifetime against the Timberwolves.
• Last week the Spartans lost twice to the UBC Thunderbirds losing 79-61 on Friday night, and 74-61 on Saturday night.
• Last week the Timberwolves lost twice, 77-56, and 77-51, to the Fraser Valley Cascades.

 
MEN’S BASKETBALL 
Friday, February 7 vs UNBC Timberwolves, Langley, B.C.
8 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 7 vs UNBC Timberwolves, Langley, B.C.
6 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
 
NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in fourth spot in the Canada West Pacific Division at 8-8, while the Timberwolves are in seventh place in Pacific at 1-15.
• On January 18 in Prince George the Spartans defeated the Timberwolves 75-57.
• TWU is currently on a three-game winning streak against UNBC.
• The Spartans are currently 7-13 lifetime against the Timberwolves.
• Last week the Spartans split with the UBC Thunderbirds winning 83-68 on Friday night and lost 79-59 on Saturday night.
• Last week the Timberwolves lost twice, 90-7, and 94-65, to the Fraser Valley Cascades.
• Connor Platz is currently first in Canada West and second in U SPORTS for career blocks per game with 2.6. Trailing only Lakehead’s Lock Lam (’20) who averaged 2.8.
• Platz is tied for fourth in Canada West and sixth in U SPORTS for total career blocks with 166. Platz trails former TimberWolf Greg Stewart (’11) by eight blocks,174, for second spot in CW and fourth in U SPORTS.

 
 
HOME/AWAY
 
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 
Thursday, February 6 vs No. 5 Fraser Valley Cascades, Langley, B.C.
5 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 7 at No. 5 Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford, B.C.
7:45 p.m. (PT) – UFV Athletic Centre| WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in ninth spot in the Canada West at 6-10, while the Cascades are in first place at 14-2.
• TWU defeated the Cascades 3-2 in a preseason match on September 27 in Kamloops, B.C.
• The Spartans are currently 13-0 lifetime against the Cascades.
• The Spartans had a bye week last weekend after splitting with the Calgary Dinos, 3-0 win, 3-1 loss, in Calgary the week prior.
• Last week the Cascades swept the Regina Cougars 3-0, and 3-1 in Regina, Sask.
• The top 10 teams make the CW postseason with a play-in round for the bottom four teams in week one. The eighth and seventh place teams will be hosts for the play-in matches, with nine at eight, and 10 at seven.

 
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 
Thursday, February 6 vs Fraser Valley Cascades, Langley, B.C.
7 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre | WATCH 
Saturday, February 7 at Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford, B.C.
6 p.m. (PT) – UFV Athletic Centre| WATCH 

NOTABLE 

• The Spartans are in fifth spot in the Canada West at 10-6, while the Cascades are in 10th place at 6-10.
• TWU defeated the Cascades twice in a preseason play earlier this year. Winning 3-0 on September 20 in Abbotsford, B.C., and 3-1 on October 10 in Kamloops, B.C.
• The Spartans are currently 11-1 lifetime against the Cascades.
• The Cascades’ lone win, 3-1, was on October 20, 2023, in Langley, B.C.
• The Spartans had a bye week last weekend after splitting with the Calgary Dinos, a 3-2 win, 3-0 loss, in Calgary the week prior.
• Last week the Cascades also had a bye week last weekend. The week prior they were swept 3-1,3-1 by the Brandon Bobcats in Brandon, Man.
• The top 10 teams make the CW postseason with a play-in round for the bottom four teams in week one. The eighth and seventh place teams will be hosts for the play-in matches, with nine at eight, and 10 at seven.

 
 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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