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Golden Bears & Pandas

Justine Kolody
Connor Hood

Bears & Pandas Weekly Preview - March 2, 2026

3/2/2026 8:52:00 AM

Pandas Volleyball (18-2 Conference, 26-2 Overall)
Canada West Final Four
 
Friday, March 6
Semifinal 1: #1 Alberta Pandas vs #4 Thompson Rivers WolfPack (14-6), Saville Community Sports Centre, 6:00 p.m. MT
Semifinal 2: #2 UBC Thunderbirds (17-3) vs #3 Trinity Western Spartans (15-5), Saville Community Sports Centre, 8:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, March 7
Bronze Match: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2, Saville Community Sports Centre, 5:00 p.m. MT
Gold Match: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2, Saville Community Sports Centre, 7:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:
  • For the second-straight year, the Canada West Women's Volleyball Final Four will be held at Saville Centre.
  • The Pandas are the defending Canada West Champions, and enter the weekend as the top-seeded team in the conference, and the No. 1 ranked team in U SPORTS.
  • Alberta swept Winnipeg in the quarter-final to put themselves in position to host the Final Four.
  • The Pandas beat the TRU WolfPack twice in conference play in late January, splitting two meetings with TWU in November. Alberta and UBC didn't play during the 2025/26 regular season.
  • All four teams competing this weekend in Edmonton have already earned a berth at the 2026 U SPORTS Championship in Langley, hosted by the TWU Spartans.
LIVE STATS LINK
 
WEBCAST LINK

Golden Bears Volleyball (15-5 Conference, 23-16 Overall)
Canada West Final Four
Vancouver, BC

Friday, March 6
Semifinal 2: #3 Alberta Golden Bears vs #2 Trinity Western Spartans (17-3), War Memorial Gym, 8:30 p.m. MT
Semifinal 1: #5 Manitoba Bisons (14-6) @ #1 UBC Thunderbirds (19-1), War Memorial Gym, 6:30 p.m. MT
Saturday, March 7
Bronze Match: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2, War Memorial Gym, 5:00 p.m. MT
Gold Match: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2, War Memorial Gym, 7:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:
  • After a quarter-final series win over Winnipeg, Golden Bears Volleyball heads to UBC for the Canada West Final Four.
  • Each of the three medal-winning teams in Vancouver will qualify for the U SPORTS Championship, hosted by the Windsor Lancers.
  • Friday's meeting between Alberta and TWU will mark their first CW post-season battle since the 2024 CW Final, won by the Bears. The Bears and Spartans split their two conference meetings in November.
LIVE STATS LINK
 
WEBCAST LINK

Golden Bears and Pandas Track & Field
2026 U SPORTS Championship
Winnipeg, MB
 
Thursday, March 5
12:00 - 8:15 p.m., Jim Daly Field House 
Friday, March 6
12:00 - 7:45 p.m., Jim Daly Field House 
Saturday, March 7
11:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Jim Daly Field House 
 
Story Lines:
  • All eyes are on Golden Bears Track and Field, as they head to Winnipeg with national title-winning aspirations. The Golden Bears captured their 8th Canada West title two weeks ago in Saskatoon and are ranked #2 in the U SPORTS Top 10.
  • The Bears captured five gold medals in Saskatoon, with Sander Sampson (weight throw), Tyler Sharpe (1000m), Ryder Rattee (600m & 300m), and the 4x400m relay team leading them to their first conference title since 2018.
  • The Golden Bears only national title came in 2001.
  • The Pandas placed second in Saskatoon, with Rachel Grenke (pole vault), and Olivia Cooper (1000m & 1500m) earning conference gold medals. 
WEBCAST LINK

Pandas Rugby
2026 Canada West Rugby 7s Tournament #3

Vancouver, BC

Friday, March 6
Alberta vs Trinity Western Spartans, 11:44 a.m. MT
Alberta vs Victoria Vikes, 2:04 p.m. MT
Alberta vs Lethbridge Pronghorns, 4:02 p.m. MT

Saturday, March 7
Alberta vs UBC Thunderbirds, 11:44 a.m. MT
Alberta vs Calgary Dinos, 1:42 p.m. MT
 
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