W’Hoop It Up: CANADA VS UCLA
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
July 22, 2026
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
Doors Open at 6:00 PM, Tip-off at 7:00 PM
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Arrive Early: Please arrive at the venue early to ensure you have enough time to go through the security process, including pat-down and bag checks. Patrons may refuse inspection, and if so, arena management may refuse entry.
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Reminder: SOFMC has a no-entry policy. Once you leave the building during an event, you are not permitted to return.
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Head towards Gate 1 to view or purchase tour merchandise.
- Lion’s Den Restaurant will be closed for a private event.
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Cashless: We are cashless (Effective January 2024). GSL-managed venues and companies no longer accept cash payments. Debit, credit card, gift card, and mobile tap only.
- Event Parking is limited. We encourage carpooling, using public transit, or other methods of transportation to and from the venue.
- Live sports, concerts, and events may include loud music and high noise levels. To ensure safety and hearing protection, we strongly advise all attendees to bring earplugs or earmuffs, particularly for children under the age of 5.
- Guest Services: The Guest Services desk is located on the main concourse near Gate 1. Guest Services can assist you with lost persons, seating issues, and general questions. A Guest Services staff member will be available from when the doors open until half an hour after the conclusion of an event.
Box Office & Ticket Info:
- Extended Box Office Hours on Wednesday, July 22nd: 10:00am – 9:00pm*
- *Closure time is approximate as the box office closes after the event begins. If the box office is closed when you arrive, Will Call Tickets can be picked up at the Gate #1 doors.
- Mobile and Print-At-Home: Please make sure to download your tickets, and turn up the brightness on your phone for easier scanning. Your tickets will be in a separate email from info@selectyourtickets.com. If you need help please see our Ticket Tutorial page.
- Will Call: We advise all patrons to pick up tickets in advance. Photo I.D. is required. The Select Your Tickets box office is located near Gate #1 at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Box office hours are below. If you have any questions, please contact one of our customer service representatives at 1-250-220-7777 or info@selectyourtickets.com.
MORE EVENT INFO:
Canada Basketball and Rifflandia are bringing W’HOOP IT UP back to Victoria this summer as Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team takes on the defending NCAA Women’s Basketball National Champions, UCLA Women’s Basketball, on July 22, 2026, at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM, with doors opening at 6:00 PM.
The exhibition matchup gives Canadian fans a rare opportunity to watch the nation’s top women’s basketball players compete on home soil as Team Canada prepares for the FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in August.
Victoria has become a key home base for Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team in recent years. Since first arriving in Greater Victoria in 2023, the team has built a strong connection with local basketball fans. The program set a then-record attendance mark during the Rim2Rim exhibition series against Japan in 2023 before surpassing it during W’HOOP IT UP in 2024, when more than 5,000 fans packed Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre to watch Canada take on Portugal.
Currently ranked seventh in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Rankings, Canada enters the summer looking to build momentum on its road toward LA 2028.
Standing in their way will be the UCLA Bruins, fresh off a historic 2025-26 campaign that saw the program capture its first NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship under Head Coach Cori Close. The game will also mark the Bruins’ first-ever appearance on Canadian soil.
Rifflandia has partnered with Canada Basketball since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament and has helped bring the Senior Women’s National Team to Greater Victoria annually since 2023. Through training camps and exhibition games, the partnership has continued to connect Canadian fans with elite international basketball while further establishing Greater Victoria as a destination for high-performance sport.
Tickets start at $15 plus service charges and go on sale to the public on Friday, June 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM PT.
For more information on Canada Basketball and the Senior Women’s National Team, visit basketball.ca.
