IRVINE, Calif. – The Pacific West Conference Executive Board voted unanimously this week to grant permission for the conference to announce return to competition dates and scheduling concepts for the upcoming semester, with competition to resume as allowed by local and state guidelines.
 
After a ten-month hiatus, the PacWest plans to restart conference play during the week of January 18 with the men’s and women’s basketball seasons tipping off at that time.  The schedules for each of the PacWest sports will include in-pod games, dividing the conference into three pods – Hawai’i, Northern California, and Southern California. Chaminade, Hawai`i Hilo and Hawai`i Pacific make up the Hawai`i pod. The Northern California pod will be composed of Academy of Art, Dominican, Fresno Pacific and Holy Names. The Southern California pod is Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia and Point Loma.
 
“This is a big step forward for the PacWest in our continuing efforts to safely return to competition during these challenging times,” Commissioner Bob Hogue said. “We’ve been working hard to create the right conditions for student-athletes to have meaningful seasons in a way that minimizes risk and is in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines. We are looking forward to seeing student-athletes back to playing the sports they love.”
 
Here are the expected playing date parameters:

• The conference basketball season will run for seven weeks from the week of January 18 through the first week of March. 
• The conference soccer schedule is expected to run from the beginning of February thru early March.
• The conference volleyball schedule immediately follows soccer, from mid-March through late April.
• Softball will be scheduled from early March through the end of April.
• Baseball is expected to run from early March through early May.
• Details for the spring championship sports of golf, tennis, and track and field, as well as details for the cross country season will also be announced at a later date.

Specific schedules in each sport will be forthcoming.
 
October 5 Announcement