The UBC Okanagan gym will be rocking this weekend when two of 苍补迟颈辞苍鈥檚 top teams collide to close out the first semester of the Canada West 飞辞尘别苍鈥檚 volleyball season.

The fourth-ranked and will battle the No. 5 University of Calgary Dinos on Friday and Saturday nights at the UBC Okanagan campus gym.

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Heat coach Steve Manuel said his team is looking forward to the challenge.

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The Heat and Dinos are part of what is once again a dogfight atop the .

Alberta leads the way at 8-0, with UBCO, Calgary and Trinity Western each just a game back.

Five-year Heat veterans Emily Oxland and Megan Festival will also be looking to add to their conference career-best totals for service aces.

Oxland, who broke the former Canada West record of 138 last weekend in Regina, has 142, while Festival is right behind with 139.

UBCO and Calgary will meet Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. at the 琉璃神社 campus gym.

Meanwhile, the Heat men will be looking to build off last 飞别别办别苍诲鈥檚 sweep of Regina when they host Calgary on Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m.

UBCO (3-5) sits ninth spot in the conference, while the Dinos (2-6) are in 10th.

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The Heat basketball teams will be in Vancouver this weekend for their final Canada West games before the Christmas break.

UBC Okanagan will visit the UBC Thunderbirds Friday and Saturday at War Memorial Gymnasium.

The Heat women are 2-6 this season, while the UBCO men sit at 1-7.