Weekend Preview: Titans tussle towards the title
It's a first place vs third place matchup as the Mariners travel to play the Blues
NORTH VANCOUVER - VIU and Capilano, last year's PACWEST conference finalists, are in the mix for the top seed in the conference this season. Positive results in this weekend's set at Capilano University will go a long way to give the winner a leg up in the playoff race.
Who, When & Where
- VIU Mariners (13-3, first place in the PACWEST, CCAA ranked #4) at Capilano Blues (10-6, third place in the PACWEST)
- Friday, January 30 at the Centre for Sport and Wellness at Capilano University, North Vancouver, 8 pm
- Saturday, January 31 at Centre for Sport and Wellness at Capilano University, 3 pm
Tune In
Games are streamed on the Capilano University Blues YouTube page.
Head-To-Head
VIU and Capilano split two games at the VIU Gym in November. The Mariners took the first game 85-77 with Winston Cole coming off the bench to score a game-high 23 points. The Blues responded with a 98-88 win the next day on the back of 31 points from Kash Lang. Ekman Sohal led the Mariners with 28 points.
VIU has won all four of their games in 2026, cresting 100 points in three and scoring 92 in the other. The Blues swept the Okanagan Coyotes in a weekend set to start the new year but dropped back-to-back games against the Camosun Chargers last weekend.
Watch Out Now
Capilano: Lang sits third in conference points per game (19.5).
VIU: Three Mariners are knocking down their shots at a 50% or better clip: Kai Leighton (52.7%), Kye Kotapski-Tinga (50.2%), and Ryan Bastian (50%).
For more information, please contact VIU Mariners Communications & Sports Information Coordinator Matt Carter.