The T-Birds won by a landslide against the University of Alberta Pandas on Sunday afternoon at the UBC Gerald McGavin Rugby Centre.
Over the weekend at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, the UBC men's hockey split their weekend series with the University of Alberta Golden Bears, losing 5–3 on Friday but bouncing back for a 4–1 win on Saturday.
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.
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.
Born in Winnipeg, the fourth-year guard was five years old when she started playing basketball, influenced by her dad, who also played the sport in college.
After winning a tightly contested season opener last Friday, UBC’s women’s hockey team notched another early season victory, taking down the MacEwan University Griffins on Canada West’s opening weekend to win 3–1 on Oct. 4 in the Downtown Community Arena in Edmonton.
UBC’s women’s hockey kept up their winning streak in the Canada West after Friday’s match against the University of Alberta Pandas, securing a 3–0 victory in an intense game at Father David Bauer Arena.
UBC’s women’s hockey dominated the University of Alberta Pandas in a 5–1 win on Saturday at Father David Bauer Arena, extending their season-opening win streak to six games. The match came at the heels of a tense 3–0 win against Alberta on Friday night — with UBC sweeping the weekend series against the team that ousted them in the Canada West final last year.
Completing their journey back to success after losing in the tournament’s opening game, L’Université Laval Rouge et Or dominated their in-conference rivals, the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees by a score of 40 –14. This was the consolation final for the U Sports Women’s Rugby Championship — the first match of the final day of competition at Thunderbird Stadium — with fifth place on the line.
Continuing their run of dominance, UBC’s women’s hockey team dominated the University of Alberta Pandas in a 5–1 win on Friday at Clare Drake Arena. The match marked the third time the teams met this season, with UBC dominating the Pandas on all three occasions.
In front of a raucous Winter Classic crowd, the 'Birds didn't let two early Trinity Western leads scare them, answering fast before taking control in the second, securing a 4–2 win.
Grace Elliott has done it all. She’s led the country in goals for two straight years. She’s the reigning U Sports player of the year. She’s UBC’s all-time point leader. Her university career is coming to an end this year, but she’s made the most of every second.
With a 20-day hiatus since their last test on the ice, it wouldn’t have been surprising if Women’s Hockey needed a period or two to gel. Instead, they scored early and often, with four different players getting a tally — a showcase of depth that bodes well for a long playoff run.
With the extra attacker, UBC has been deadly this season — having the fifth-best power play in the country. In Game 2 of the Canada West semifinals, the Trinity Western Spartans learned that the hard way, giving up two power play tallies in the second to give UBC the 2–0 series sweep.
In Game 1 of the Canada West finals, the T-Birds were up against a classic underdog tale. The Manitoba Bisons, who had barely qualified for the playoffs, knocked off two higher-seeded teams on the road to UBC. The ‘Birds put a serious dent in their Cinderella story on Friday, waxing them 5–1.
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