Golden Bears & Pandas Tennis
2025 Prairie Regional Championship
 
Friday, February 14
Calgary Dinos vs Manitoba Bisons (MEN), Saville Community Sports Centre, 6:30 p.m. MT
Calgary Dinos vs Manitoba Bisons (WOMEN), Saville Tennis Dome, 6:30 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 15
Alberta Pandas vs Manitoba Bisons, Saville Tennis Dome, 9:00 a.m. MT
Alberta Golden Bears vs Manitoba Bisons, Saville Tennis Dome, 12:00 p.m. MT
Alberta Pandas vs Calgary Dinos, Saville Tennis Dome, 3:00 p.m. MT
Alberta Golden Bears vs Calgary Dinos, Saville Tennis Dome, 6:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• The Golden Bears and Pandas will host the 2025 Prairie Regional Championship this weekend at Saville.
• The men and women's winners will advance to the Western Canadian Championship against UBC, March 1st and 2nd.
• The Pandas are the five-time defending U SPORTS Champions and have a chance to tie the UofA record with six-straight national titles this summer. Pandas Volleyball won six-straight CIAU titles between 1995-2000.
• The Pandas are 3-1 this season, having earned 7-0 wins over Calgary and UBC, splitting two matches against Lewis-Clark State College in October.
• The Golden Bears are aiming for their first national title since 2021.
• Similar to the Pandas, the Bears are 3-1 this season, having earned a 5-2 win over Calgary and 4-3 win over UBC, splitting two matches against Lewis-Clark State College in October.

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Pandas Basketball (16-2 Conference, 19-3 Overall)
Conference
Friday, February 14
#7 Alberta vs MacEwan Griffins (1-17), Saville Community Sports Centre, 6:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 15
#7 Alberta vs MacEwan Griffins (1-17), Saville Community Sports Centre, 5:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• After losing their first two conference games of the season, the Pandas have ripped off 16 straight wins to sit in a tie for first in Canada West.
• It marks the Pandas longest conference win streak since a 19-game run to end the 2013/14 season.
• This weekend will be the final conference games for fifth-year forward Claire Signatovich. Signatovich is first in Pandas history in defensive rebounds (570), double-doubles (26), blocked shots (132), and third in total rebounds (818).
• The Pandas are 18-1 all-time against MacEwan, having won the last five-straight.

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Golden Bears Basketball (8-10 Conference, 14-12 Overall)
Conference
Friday, February 14
Alberta vs MacEwan Griffins (2-16), Saville Community Sports Centre, 8:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 15
Alberta vs MacEwan Griffins (2-16), Saville Community Sports Centre, 7:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• Two wins this weekend for the 8-10 Bears would be their 33^rd straight season with at least a .500 record.
• The last time the Bears finished with a losing record was 1990/91.
• The Bears are 18-1 all-time against MacEwan, with their only loss coming on February 27, 2016.

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Golden Bears and Pandas Wrestling
2025 Canada West Championship
Saskatoon, SK
 
Saturday, February 15
Alberta vs Calgary Dinos, 10:00 a.m. MT
Alberta vs Saskatchewan Huskies, 12:30 p.m. MT
Alberta vs Lethbridge Pronghorns, 2:30 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• The Alberta Golden Bears have been the class of Canada West men's wrestling over the last decade, winning nine of the last 11 conference titles. That included their third straight conference crown last season.
• The Bears will sport a deep roster again this year, led by the dynamic duo of Eli Fines and Aidan Stevenson. Fines has already experienced success in Saskatoon this season, dominating the 82 kg weight class with a 4-0 record at the Huskie Open. Stevenson's strong season has been highlighted by a gold medal at his home meet, going 3-0 at the Golden Bear Invitational. ?
• Fifth-year Bear Devan Larkin also enters as a favourite in his category, recently dominating the 72 kg weight class with a 4-0 record at the Lethbridge Invitational.
• It was the Calgary Dinos who won the 2024 women's title, narrowly topping the Alberta Pandas. It was the Dinos 12th conference title in program history and put an end to a two-year title run by the Pandas.
• The Pandas will be keen to take back the title and will be led by fourth year Edmonton product Vianne Rouleau. The defending 72kg U SPORTS champion will enter as a favourite to medal this weekend, having captured a silver medal at the 2024 U23 World Wrestling Championship back in October.
• Rouleau was the first University of Alberta wrestler to podium at a world championship in over two decades.  

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Pandas Volleyball (15-3 Conference, 21-4 Overall)
Conference
Friday, February 14
#2 Alberta @ Mount Royal Cougars (12-6), Kenyon Court, 8:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 15
#2 Alberta @ Mount Royal Cougars (12-6), Kenyon Court, 5:00 p.m. MT
 

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LIVE STATS LINK

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Golden Bears Volleyball (14-4 Conference, 25-6 Overall)
Conference
Friday, February 14
#2 Alberta @ Mount Royal Cougars (5-13), Kenyon Court, 6:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 15
#2 Alberta @ Mount Royal Cougars (5-13), Kenyon Court, 7:00 p.m. MT
 

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LIVE STATS LINK