“I’ve been fairly familiar with the Alberta program and they’ve done a very good job building their program,” said UBC head coach Blake Nill. “What you saw this week was just a group who came out and played a little harder.” The T-Birds were first to
With a fair amount of the Thunderbirds' big names from last season not on the roster this year, UBC has been putting a lot of faith in their rookies already this season to help build a well-rounded roster.
“[My family wasn’t] wealthy at all by any stretch of imagination and I went to school sometimes without breakfast in the morning,” said Sidoo. For Sidoo, the most memorable part of the 1982 Vanier Cup Championship was “the pride [the T-Birds] had and
In his lone season, Shell started off in the right direction, leading the ‘Birds to a 6-1-3 record through the first ten games. That was offset by a dismal second half, plagued by injuries to players like captain Neil Manning. Inconsistent play from
It is difficult to pick out which player will be the biggest threat to opposing sides as there are several promising players. Mosher believes that the loss of experienced players will not be a problem for the coming season because he has many players
Their preseason was not the best, but the Thunderbird men’s soccer team opened their Canada West regular season with a satisfactory win against the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack (TRU) and a draw against the UBC Okanagan Heat (UBCO).
"We knew they would apply a lot of full court pressure and they're very tenacious and quick with their hands so they create a lot of turnovers — particularly in the first half, which really hurt us,” head coach Deb Huband told UBC Athletics.
It was a game of several firsts. It was the ‘Birds’ first game since their Vanier Cup win, and their first time facing the Manitoba Bisons after dispatching them in their 52-10 Canada West semi-final blowout.
After winning two of their three preseason matches to kick off the year-- including their 7-0 decimation of University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves (UBC)-- the team headed to Burnaby to play a friendly against their cross-town rivals
Even with the talent from the returning players, the ‘Birds do have gaps to fill. Key defensive line players like defensive back Taylor Loffler and linebackers Terrell Davis and Mitch Barnett will not be returning. UBC is also losing kicker Quinn va
This decision came after Athletics Canada protested the original result, which had Arai in third place. With less than two kilometres left in the race, Dunfee had sped past Arai to move into third place. Arai followed this with a dash of his own, but
Despite the draw at their home in the Thunderbird Stadium, it was a positive result for the ‘Birds. The team’s preseason so far has seen a pair of painful losses to Oregon State University and Seattle University.
Lake Louise was the Disneyland of lakes, complete with its very own castle. I had gotten a sneak peek the night before right as the sun was setting, but by the next morning, it felt like I was stepping through the streets of Downtown Disney.
The women’s soccer team are defending national team. But despite a fantastic ending to their 2015/16 season, they started their preseason in a disheartening fashion. The Thunderbirds fell 4-1 to the Eastern Washington Eagles at Cheney, Washington.
Last summer, Overholt swam at the Toronto Pan American games and came away from the competition with three medals. She won a gold in the 400-metre freestyle. This came less than 24 hours after she was disqualified for an illegal turn