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VICTORIA, B.C. The Camosun Chargers basketball and volleyball teams are charging up to start the 2021/22 Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) season with an exciting group of newcomers and core veterans.

Fans can catch their first glimpse of the Chargers basketball and volleyball teams at home on Nov. 5, 2021 and Nov. 19, 2021, respectively. All teams play at the Pacific Institute of Sport Excellence (PISE) at the Camosun Interurban campus.

“Our student-athletes, and their fans, are excited to be back on court,” says Sherri Bell, Camosun President. “Good luck to the Camosun Chargers’ basketball and volleyball teams this season. It’s going to be an exciting season!”

While the gym is not new to the teams who were able to practice and train this past season, it will be the first-time fans have a chance to experience the Chargers in their renovated home. New features include: roll-out bleachers that seat approximately 400 fans, retractable basketball hoops that fold up to the ceiling, and an updated centre court Chargers logo.

The home schedule for the basketball teams is:

Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Vancouver Island University Mariners
Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 – W6p, M8pm vs. Vancouver Island University Mariners
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Okanagan College Coyotes
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 – W1pm, M3pm vs. Okanagan College Coyotes
Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Douglas College Royals
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 – W1pm, M3pm vs. Douglas College Royals
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Columbia Bible College Bearcats
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 – W1pm, M3pm vs. Capilano University Blues

The home schedule for the volleyball teams is:

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 – W4pm, M6pm vs. Capilano University Blues
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 – W3pm, M5pm vs. College of the Rockies Avalanche
Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Douglas College Royals
Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 – W1pm, M3pm vs. Douglas College Royals
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Vancouver Island University Mariners
Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 – W6pm, M8pm vs. Columbia Bible College Bearcats
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 – W1pm, M3pm vs. Columbia Bible College Bearcats

The full PACWEST schedule can be found on their website at www.pacwestbc.ca; all games are live streamed at sportscanada.tv.

The Camosun Chargers Athletics Program currently fields teams in basketball and volleyball. Since joining the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association (CCAA) and PACWEST conferences in 1994, the Chargers have competed in over 100 national and provincial championships with over 50 medal winning finishes.