The Thunderbirds managed to show their strength on the court and take home a win on both occasions this weekend against UBCO.
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The Thunderbirds move to 3-1-1 in the Vancouver Men’s Field Hockey League.
The win puts the 'Birds on a two game win streak — both from away games.
After carrying a one goal deficit into the third period of their Friday night match up against the Cougars, the 'Birds rallied with three unanswered goals to take the series opener by a final score of 4-2.
The team heads into playoffs on a two-game win streak and with some fire in their bellies.
Although this was a crushing defeat for the Thunderbirds, they never gave up — even when the opponent showed no mercy.
For UBC, Thunderstruck is a chance to send a strong symbolic message — to their fans and to the other teams in the league — that despite their faring in their past few games, they are a team to be worried about.
In this edition, the fresh faces of the team talk about adjusting to top-level training and share their wisdom on campus savvy-ness after a month of classes.
The ’Birds will be looking to win their seventh straight U Sports national title.
“There were a couple of challenges for the girls in this game,” said UBC Head Coach Doug Reimer. “We’ve got people coming off from injuries, so I think mentally it was hard for us to play well for a long time in the third day [of the tournament].”
The win puts UBC to a 2-1-1 record in the Vancouver Men’s Field Hockey League. Next up, the T-Birds have another home game against the Vancouver Hawks at noon on October 21.
At the top of the Pacific Division with a playoff spot clinched and two more regular season games to go, the ’Birds are flying high.
UBC will have a lot to think about this week following two tough losses. They will look to regroup before next weekend’s home-stand versus the University of Regina Cougars.
The silver-lining of the match was that — although considered a ‘must win’ game for UBC — the T-Birds still qualify for the Canada West Final Four with a bonus point (awarded to teams for losing by less than seven points).
“We like to try new things, so that means that if you have no experience hiking…, then we make sure that the hike we have is suited.”