"It's been the story our whole season, you know showing the fight to get back to 2-2 and ... penalties is pretty much a toss-up, so definitely proud of the guys."
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The game was also the highest scoring Hardy Cup final in U Sports history, with a total of 87 points.
Two disappointing semifinal outcomes this weekend — a 4-2 loss in overtime for TRU and a 2-0 loss for UBC — have led the Wolfpack and the Thunderbirds to cross paths once again, but who will be victorious and claim both a U Sports medal and some Canada West pride?
After another drawn-out but successful 2-1 overtime win for the Thunderbirds against the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds in Thursday morning’s quarterfinal, UBC couldn’t find the spark in the national semifinals Friday night — falling 2-0 to the Montreal Carabins.
During the regular season, the Dinos and ’Birds were first and second respectively in Canada West, making them the superpowers of the conference — and they are poised to bring the other to its knees.
People often use terms such as “heat-checking” and “warming up” when a player begins to drain basket after basket — however, in Morgan’s case, that's the usual.
The American women are in town for Thursday’s friendly against Team Canada in what will be their first official visit to Vancouver since winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup here in 2015.
Guilherme is a true example of what it takes to be a part of a winning team and is always ready to put in the hard work to get himself and the team to where they need to be.
My background is in gymnastics and I would say my organized dance skills are stiff, awkward and more than a little embarrassing.
Post-game, UBC head coach Doug Reimer had mixed feelings about the T-Birds’ offence.
“We had a hard time keeping our consistency. All credit to [Calgary], they made [it] a hard time for us.”
Being in a two-goal deficit against a dominant rival in a playoff final is a hard place to be in and a harder place to come back from. This weekend, the Thunderbirds did just that.
After a head-scratching 3-0 loss to the Trinity Western Spartans on Friday night, the Thunderbirds came out looking more like their usual dominating roster on Saturday, though not fully-fledged until the second half.
“We deserve a lot of credit for beating them two times in a row. That’s a feat and we’re going to remain positive with that."
If there was a way for a team to comfortably finish an undefeated season, it would be the way the T-Birds did.