The team now sits comfortably in second place in Canada West — they've already solidified a playoff spot, with six games to go in regular season.
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"To be a presence here and to show what university track is all about is equally important for us.”
Disappointing but not heartbreaking, as the 'Birds did take home a victory on Friday — giving the Spartans their first home loss in of 2018.
Last season, the Bisons put a stop to the ’Birds playoff run early, defeating UBC on their home court in two games — the teams haven't faced each other since.
“We’re already mentally checked in or focusing on next week and our playoff [matches] that will start on Thursday.”
“It’s good to get a win after last time we played them [and] we lost. It just brings our confidence up against this team."
"We get the luxury now of sitting back and watching tomorrow and potentially the next day and seeing who we end up getting, and we'll start preparing for them at that point.”
“Our whole team came out with a lot of energy and drive, not letting balls hit the ground, and going after everything.”
"Hats off to them, they played a really complete match and they made us have to be our best today — and we weren't our best."
For the Thunderbirds, their team captain is not only a scoring presence but also a reliable leader and role model.
They needed to win against the Winnipeg Wesmen in the bronze medal match to book their ticket to the U Sports championships — they did just that on Friday night.
The T-Birds ended a two-year title streak for their Canada West rivals the Trinity Western Spartans.
The graduating team captain is set to play for Düren SWD Powervolleys of the volleyball Bundesliga.
To be honest, I was never a big fan of soccer. However, since the start of the World Cup, all my friends and relatives (including my 70-year-old grandparents) turned themselves into enthusiastic followers of Cristiano Ronaldo. Why?
As we enter into a new season for the UBC volleyball teams, expectations remain high though their are several new faces on each roster.