Hockey hosts Concordia while Basketball and Volleyball face Lethbridge and Ambrose

Posted: November 5, 2015

The ACAC regular season is now in full-swing for Briercrest Athletics. The men’s hockey team hosts Concordia this weekend, while the basketball teams travel to Lethbridge Friday night and then Ambrose Saturday evening, and volleyball travels to Ambrose for Friday and Saturday games.

Hockey

The Briercrest hockey team will be hosting Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder (3-5-2) this weekend for two games. This is a big weekend for the Briercrest Hockey team as Concordia is just ahead of them in the ACAC Hockey standings. Face-off is at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 6, followed by a 2:00 pm puck-drop on Saturday, November 7.

If you can’t make it to the Barkman Arena for games this weekend you can watch online at acac.tv.

Be sure to follow Briercrest hockey on Facebook to stay up to date this year.

Volleyball

The Briercrest volleyball teams travel to Calgary to face Ambrose University this weekend. For the first time in program history, the Briercrest women’s volleyball team (4-2), was recently ranked number one in Canada. They will be facing Ambrose team (0-6) looking for their first win of the season. The men face an Ambrose team that is currently third in the ACAC South standings with a record of 4-2, and will be looking to move up in the standings and closer to a playoff position. The women open up the weekend Friday, November 6 at 6:00 pm followed by the men at 8:00 pm. They continue their weekend on Saturday with the women at 1:00 pm and the men at 3:00 pm.

If you can’t make it to the gym, the games will also be streamed online at acac.tv.

For more information on the women’s volleyball CCAA number one ranking, click here.

Be sure to "like" Briercrest Volleyball for season updates.

Basketball

After hosting their first ACAC game of the 2015-16 season this past weekend the Briercrest basketball teams are excited to hit the road for their first road games of this young season. With the addition of Ambrose University this year, the first semester will begin with weekends split between two different opponents. This weekend (November 6-7) begins with facing Lethbridge College Friday night and then to Calgary to face Ambrose University Saturday evening. The women will tip-off at 6:00 pm followed by the men at 8:00 pm both evenings.

If you can’t make it to the gym, the games will also be streamed online at acac.tv.

 “Like” Briercrest Basketball on Facebook to stay up to date on their season.

To follow the Briercrest sports teams this year follow the Briercrest Athletics Facebook page.