WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL KICKS OFF SEASON AGAINST DEFENDING CHAMPS

FROM TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY
SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE
TELEPHONE: (604) 513-2123
MARK JANZEN – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (ANNOUNCEMENT)
TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010
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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL KICKS OFF SEASON AGAINST DEFENDING CHAMPS

There’s nothing quite like diving into a polar bear swim head first.

The TWU women’s volleyball team launches the 2010-11 Canada West regular season on the road against UBC(October 29-30) – the three-time defending national champions and holders of a 40-game undefeated streak against CIS opposition – and, in reality, it’s not much different than an ocean plunge on New Year’s Day. In both cases, you better be prepared.

But while the Spartans will no doubt be in tough in their opening weekend matchup, if last season’s opening weekend proved anything, TWU will be well prepared. Last year, the Spartans gave UBC all they could handle in their Saturday match as TWU lost by the slimmest of margins in a five-set marathon.

The Spartans home-opener will be played the second weekend of the season (November 5-6) as TWU will host Thompson Rivers at the Langley Events Centre.

Trinity Western will get a crack at redemption early on as they play Regina – the team that beat them in the Canada West bronze medal game, stopping the Spartans one win short of the CIS Championship tournament – November 12-13.

The Spartans will prepare for the 2010-11 season by competing in a variety of exhibition contests as well as hosting the West Coast Classic (November 22-24).

The women’s volleyball CIS championship will be held this year in Laval, Que.

11/05 THOMPSON RIVERS 6PM
11/06 THOMPSON RIVERS 5PM
11/26 WINNIPEG 6PM
11/27 WINNIPEG 5PM
01/21 CALGARY 6PM
01/22 CALGARY 5PM
02/11 MANITOBA 6PM
02/12 MANITOBA 5PM


About TWU:

Trinity Western University, located in Langley, B.C., is a not-for-profit Christian liberal arts university enrolling over 4,000 students this year. With a broad based, liberal arts and sciences curriculum, the University offers undergraduate degrees in 41 major areas of study ranging from business, education and computer science to biology and nursing, and 17 other graduate degrees including counselling psychology, theology and administrative leadership. For more information, visit TWU's Official Athletics site at gospartans.ca.

About Canadian Interuniversity Sport:

Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-two universities, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. The CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, and 32 World University Championships. For further information, visit www.universitysport.ca.

About CWUAA:

"Canada West is consistently the most decorated of the four conferences in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), winning at least 10 CIS national titles every year since 1997-98. Comprised of 13 schools, from Manitoba to B.C., the CWUAA produces numerous major award winners and Academic All-Canadian student-athletes each year, with many going on to athletic success around the globe in events such as the Olympics or Universiade Games."

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