CALGARY – The 26th edition of the Dino Cup volleyball tournament returns to the Jack Simpson Gym this weekend as the Dinos enjoy one last tune-up weekend before the regular season gets underway next weekend.
It's a revised format for the event as it enters its second quarter century. Gone is the full round-robin with medal matches, replaced with a streamlined three-day format with each of the four men's teams playing each of the others once with a pair of women's matches interspersed in there as well.
The Dinos welcome the Saskatchewan Huskies, Alberta Golden Bears, and the two-time defending CIS champion Trinity Western Spartans on the men's side, while the Alberta Pandas will play the Dinos in women's action. All six teams at the event were ranked in the first CIS top 10 polls of the season this week – including No. 1 TWU, No. 2 Alberta, No. 7 Calgary, and No. 9 Saskatchewan on the men's side.
The event opens Thursday night when the eighth-ranked Dinos women take on the No. 3 Pandas at 6 p.m., followed by a men's tilt between the Dinos and Huskies. Friday sees three games, with Alberta taking on Trinity Western at 11 a.m., Saskatchewan vs. Alberta at 5 p.m., and the Dinos against the Spartans at 7 p.m.
Also Friday night, the women's teams take the roadshow to Canmore for a 7 p.m. first serve.
Saturday, the women's teams play their third match in as many days at 2 p.m. back in the Jack, followed at 4 p.m. by men's action between the Huskies and Spartans. The weekend closes with the Battle of Alberta as the Dinos and Golden Bears hook up at 6 p.m.
For more information on the event along with scores and stats as they're available, visit
www.goDINOS.com/DinoCup.
The Canada West regular season opens next Friday night as the Dinos face off against their new crosstown rivals, the Mount Royal Cougars, in a home-and-home set. Action begins Friday, Oct. 26 in the Jack Simpson Gym with men's action at 6 p.m. followed by the women at 7:30, with the matches shifting down Crowchild Trail to Mount Royal University's Kenyon Court on Saturday.
2012 DINO CUP – Tournament Schedule
Matches in the Jack Simpson Gym, unless indicated
Thursday, Oct. 18
6 p.m. WOMEN: No. 8 Calgary vs. No. 3 Alberta
7:30 p.m. MEN: No. 7 Calgary vs. No. 9 Saskatchewan
Friday, Oct. 19
11 a.m. MEN: No. 2 Alberta vs. No. 1 Trinity Western
5 p.m. MEN: No. 9 Saskatchewan vs. No. 2 Alberta
7 p.m. MEN: No. 7 Calgary vs. No. 1 Trinity Western
7 p.m. WOMEN: No. 8 Calgary vs. No. 3 Alberta (at Canmore, Alta.)
Saturday, Oct. 20
2 p.m. WOMEN: No. 8 Calgary vs. No. 3 Alberta
4 p.m. MEN: No. 9 Saskatchewan vs. No. 1 Trinity Western
6 p.m. MEN: No. 7 Calgary vs. No. 2 Alberta
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