If there was a way for a team to comfortably finish an undefeated season, it would be the way the T-Birds did.
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The T-Birds exploded right out of the gate, racking up three goals in the first 17 minutes and completely undressing TRU’s leaky defence.
“We were able to stick to our game plan and work together, especially once we got that first goal it really brought the momentum up,” MacLellan said.
“Give credit to Trinity Western today, they came out and ran and fought and got a goal in the first half and didn’t stop … unfortunately we weren’t able to match it."
Looking back on the regular season, UBC head coach Blake Nill is impressed by his team’s overall effort, especially with many members of the coaching staff being new to the team.
This will be a different nationals experience for the ′Birds as they try out the new best-of-three tournament format.
Adapted into a Muggle sport about ten years ago in Vermont, Quidditch is now an international sensation.
Though student athletic trainers have an overall low profile in the UBC athletic community, they are an essential piece of the puzzle to any team they support.
UBC women's hockey defeated the Lethbridge Pronghorns twice this past weekend: 2-1 and 1-0 respectively.
After a win on Friday afternoon to see them to the semifinals, women's soccer are off to the Canada West Final Four after more success Sunday.
This year's roster, though young, has a wealth of players ready to step up and pull their weight.
“This is a pretty good effort ... and I think our pride has to start surfacing now,” said T-Birds head coach Blake Hill after the game. “We needed to win this football game flat out.”
The Thunderbirds asserted their dominance from kick-off, destroying the Wanderers with their quick foot work throughout the match.
If Friday was any indication of what's to come for UBC, the battle for minutes is going to be hotly contested for the entirety of this season.
The pair of victories over the weekend would give Coach Thomas his 99th and 100th career wins with the team.