UBC's women's hockey team has claimed the Canada West title. The three-game series came to a close Sunday afternoon when, after the final whistle, the T-Birds were up 2-1. They will now head the CIS quarterfinals in Calgary on March 17.
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Thunderbird Shiayli Toni opened the scoring in the game. At the eighth minute of the first period she scored her first goal of the post-season off of an assist from ’Birds Cailey Hay and Jenna Carpenter-Boesch.
After winning the Canada West championships back in November, the UBC swim team came out in second place at the 2016 Speedo CIS Swimming Championships in Laval. The women’s team scored a total of 749.5 points while the men’s team had 766.
This week, the UBC women’s hockey team is facing off for the Canada West crown against rivals University of Manitoba Bisons. For the first time ever, the final CanWest game will be played on home ice.
The Thunderbird Sports Clubs just added five new teams to their roster for the 2016-2017 season. The quidditch, water polo, cycling sport, dragon boat and equestrian teams will all be making the switch from AMS Club to Thunderbird Sports Club.
Maui’s booming tourist industry is due to the absolute absurdities that can be performed at any time on the island. It houses interesting people from dropout hippies, to the rich sitting at the hotel bar, but the true nut-jobs are all at the beach.
Despite a good first half, the ’Birds went on a losing skid after Christmas break. Losing captain Neil Manning in January was a big setback as it left the team with a less experienced defence, which included five rookie defencemen.
After five long and arduous sets in the second game of the Canada West quarter-finals, a resounding kill from left-side hitter Laura MacTaggart finished off the three game series against Brandon University.
The women’s hockey team made history on Sunday night. After surviving two back-to-back elimination games, the ’Birds held on to a 3-2 victory against the Regina Cougars to bring the Canada West Final series to home ice next Friday.
Think you can dance for five hours straight? That's exactly what UBC Free the Children and Evolution EDC wants you to do to raise money for Free the Children — an international charity — and their clean water and sanitation programs.
After capturing both Canada West championships back in November, the UBC swim team will travel to the Université Laval to take on the 2016 Speedo CIS Swimming Championships. “We expect to have a battle on our hands,” said head coach Steve Price.
It’s been a hour since we left UBC and now we’re making a pit stop to re-supply for whatever lies ahead. If you don’t need your daily breakfast dose of fried chicken and cherry Coke, then by all means continue right through Chilliwack.
UBC Dance Club will play host to the Gala Ball over the March 5 weekend, welcoming over 230 ballroom dancers to the Great Hall for the first time in the history of the Nest. The event itself consists of all levels of ballroom dance competition.
“It ain’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” Rocky Balboa’s words ring ever so true for the UBC women’s volleyball team and their season. Going up against them in the playoffs will be no easy task.
The 2015-16 season has been anything but a smooth ride for the women’s basketball team. But after a 9-11 regular season, it is now time for the Thunderbirds to wipe the slate clean as they hit the road this weekend to take on the UFV Cascades.