For the third time in three days, the UBC men's basketball team hit the court in Doug Mitchell Sports Centre for the CIS Final 8 Championship. The ’Birds beat the University of Ottawa Gee-Gee's to capture fifth place.
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Following a tough loss to Ryerson the previous evening, UBC beat the fifth-seeded McGill University Redmen 69-68 in the consolation B game and will now be fighting for fifth place in the CIS men’s Final 8 national basketball tournament.
At the age of 39, Dube sits at the top of the Canada West women’s hockey league as the top goalie and is a mother of two and a full-time firefighter who is finishing up her undergraduate degree this year.
UBC won last night. Okay, maybe the score was 109-101 in Ryerson's favour. Maybe we won't be going to the semifinals of the CIS Final 8 tournament. Maybe we won't win the national title. But UBC won last night.
With CIS Women's Hockey Championship going full steam ahead, the UBC women’s hockey team has continued their campaign with a win against the number five ranked McGill University Martlets. The 'Birds won 4-2.
Despite their best performance of the year, the Thunderbirds men’s basketball team lost in overtime to the first-seeded Ryerson University Rams on Thursday evening. UBC had not hosted the men’s basketball National Championship in 44 years.
UBC has another provincial winning team, but it isn’t currently varsity even as Canada’s national sport. The UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse Sports Club took first place at last weekend’s BC Men’s Provincial Lacrosse Tier II Championship.
UBC started the game strong, up 8-2 in the opening minutes. Buoyed by an emphatic dunk from Conor Morgan, UBC was up 14-7 at the five minute mark in the opening frame. The ’Birds played some of their best defence of the season in the first quarter.
The UBC women’s rugby team pulled off an impressive performance last weekend, beating top teams from across Canada to claim the National University Sevens championship at Burnaby Lake. UBC defeated reigning champion McMaster 33-26 to claim the title
Men’s rugby is set to host the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears in the final leg of the 2016 World Cup series this Sunday. UBC will have an advantage as Berkeley will need to make up a five-point deficit.
The CIS Final 8 tournament is off to a great start. Carleton University and Dalhousie University will face each other in the CIS semifinal. Calgary and McGill are next to take the floor before the Thunderbirds take on Ryerson.
A St. Patrick's Day's sold out quarterfinal game where UBC looks to upset the first place seed, followed by an after-party not to be remembered, is going to go down in campus history. Win or lose, it's to show what campus culture could be.
Women’s hockey has done it again. By winning against the University of Manitoba Bisons, they brought home another banner three years after winning their first ever Canada West title in 2012. Now they’re returning to Calgary for nationals.
The team has a chance at winning their first home court national championship since 1972. UBC will play the first place-seeded Ryerson Rams at 8 p.m. Thursday evening. The Party Calendar is selling tickets for a student section at Thursday's game.
The BikeRave is possibly one of the kookiest and most fun events on campus. It's the ultimate event where you can come and just be yourself. Hosted by the BikeRave committee since 2013, the event is where everyone comes to rave.