Friday and Saturday night at War Memorial Gym were electric, as the women's basketball team played the UBCO Heat and walked away with commanding 95–53 and 106–47 wins to clinch second seed in the playoffs.
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Over the weekend, the UBC Thunderbirds took down the UBCO Heat in a two-game series — earning a narrow 85–80 win on Friday night before a 105–79 blowout on Saturday.
The UBC men's hockey team won 3–0 on Friday against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, before losing 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday afternoon at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
On January 23, UBC Rec hosted their annual Adaptive Sport Day at the UBC Tennis Centre to promote inclusivity through sport.
UBC volleyball celebrated their annual Pride Night festival on Friday evening at War Memorial. Both men's and women's teams walked away with straight set wins against the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack.
On January 18, Phi Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi played each other in a friendly game of hockey, raising over $28,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association Vancouver Fraser.
Halfway through the season, the 'Birds have a strong 10–4 conference record and are increasing their roster's depth ahead of the Final 8 national championship.
Halfway through the season, UBC women’s ice hockey is leading Canada West with an impressive 21–2 record and looking poised for a fourth consecutive conference championship.
The Thunderbirds faced the University of Victoria Vikes on Thursday night and fell 90–88 in the last seconds, much to the delight of the rival crowd.
On Thursday night, the top-ranked UBC women’s basketball team visited the University of Victoria Vikes and fell to them in overtime.
The Thunderbirds are currently sitting in first place in Canada West with a 12–1 record, with no intention of slowing down as the team heads into the second half of the season.
Vancouver produces a lot of noise — anthropogenic noise. Even submersed in nature, the sounds of car traffic can be more common than birds chirping. Tara Brown knows this well.
On January 8, the Professional Women's Hockey League made a stop in Vancouver as part of their Takeover Tour. As part of the Toronto Sceptres, UBC alum Rylind MacKinnon returned to her home province and university city for an unforgettable night of women's hockey.
The men's hockey team put on a show for Friday night's sold-out game against the Trinity Western Spartans, winning 3–1 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbirds Arena.
On Friday night, the UBC women's hockey team defeated the Trinity Western University Spartans, 4–3 in overtime, at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena.