Source: Atlantic University Sport
2016-17 AUS winter sport schedules announced
(HALIFAX, N.S.) – Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2016-17 regular season sport schedules for women’s hockey, men’s and women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s swimming.
All AUS regular and postseason games will be webcast at AUStv.ca powered by Bell Aliant. All AUS championships, as well as select regular season games, will be broadcast live on Bell Aliant’s FibreOP TV1 on channels 1 and 401.
Women’s Volleyball
The 2016-17 women’s volleyball season is set to begin Friday, Oct. 28 and wrap up Sunday, Feb. 19.
Starting in 2016-17, the top four ranked women's volleyball teams following regular season play will qualify for the AUS championship.
The championship will take place over two days, where the first day will consist of two semifinals. The top-seeded team will face the fourth seed, while the second seed will face the third seed. The second day will see a third-place match and a championship match contested.
The host of the Subway AUS Women's Volleyball Championship will be determined on a rotational basis, however the host must finish in the top four in that particular season. If the host does not finish in the top four, the next team in the rotation (who has finished within the top four) will become that season’s championship host. The team which did not qualify will become the host for the following year.
The six-year rotation is as follows: 2016-17: Saint Mary's, 2017-18: Moncton, 2018-19: Memorial, 2019-20: Dalhousie, 2020-21: UNB and 2021-22: Acadia.
This year’s CIS championship will be hosted March 17-19 by Ryerson University in Toronto, Ont.
2017 Winter Championship Schedule
Please visit http://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/championships/index to view the complete 2016-17 AUS championship schedule.