October was filled with Thunderbirds sports action. Hockey and volleyball began competition, and women's rugby, women's golf, men's cross country and women's cross country all earned Canada West championship titles.
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Walking through campus on Saturday, you could feel the excitement and comradery emanating from the 2,700 runners that took part in the annual Great Trek half-marathon, 10K and 5K road races.
In a game that contained enough drama to last an entire season, the UBC Thunderbirds (4–3) were able to shock the previously undefeated University of Saskatchewan Huskies (6–1) in a high-scoring, back-and-forth thriller, taking home a season-defining win by a score of 35–29.
The UBC Thunderbirds started their Canada West season with a weekend sweep over the University of Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades. The ‘Birds defeated the Cascades 3–1 on Friday and 3–0 on Saturday.
The UBC women’s rugby team defeated the University of Victoria Vikes 24–12 in the Canada West (CW) finals in Edmonton this weekend, becoming three-time CW champions.
This year, UBC Recreation partnered with the BC Wheelchair Floorball Association to bring the fast-paced, action-packed, and hockey-like sport of wheelchair floorball to more people.
UBC men’s soccer produced a stunning late comeback to gatecrash the Trinity Western University Spartans’ senior night in a dramatic 2-1 win at Chase Office Field in Langley.
The UBC women’s rugby team finished their regular season with a 31–31 tie on Saturday afternoon against the University of Victoria Vikes in Victoria.
The UBC women’s hockey team took on the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon this weekend, resulting in a split series. Both games went to overtime, with the Huskies winning Friday’s game 3–2 while the T-Birds took Saturday’s game 2–1.
UBC football continued its winning streak this Saturday afternoon, triumphing 27–21 at home against the Manitoba Bisons.
UBC women's soccer and forward Danielle Steer set multiple Canada West records in games against the Trinity Western Spartans and University of Fraser Valley Cascades in the last weekend of the regular season.
Over the weekend, UBC men’s hockey headed to Winnipeg to face off against the University of Manitoba Bisons. The T-Birds had immense offensive prowess, scoring 14 goals in the weekend series, and improving to 3–0–1 on the season.
UBC women’s hockey left the University of Manitoba Bisons with no room to breathe this weekend, scoring a 6–1 victory that was immediately followed up by a 6–2 win.
UBC men’s soccer improved to 6–3–2 in Canada West play after a 1–1 road draw and a 7–2 home win in their doubleheader this weekend against the University of Victoria Vikes (2–6–4).
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