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1.26.12 | Basketball (w)

Thunderbirds look to extend winning streak

VANCOUVER - The third-ranked UBC Thunderbirds return from a successful four-game road swing to take on the UBC Okanagan Heat in conference action for the first time in their short CIS history this weekend at War Memorial Gym.

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1.26.12 | Volleyball (w)

Richey is national Athlete of the Week

OTTAWA (CIS) – Kyla Richey, a volleyball player from the University of British Columbia, and Josh Unice, a hockey player from the University of Western Ontario, are the CIS female and male athletes of the week for the period ending Jan. 22, 2012.

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1.24.12 | Volleyball (w)

Richey wins Canada West Female Athlete of the Week award

UBC's Kyla Richey has been named the Canada West's Female Athlete of the Week.

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1.22.12 | Ice Hockey (m)

Sweep puts T-Birds alone in fourth

CALGARY – A hard fought win by the UBC Thunderbirds helped move them ahead of the University of Calgary Dinos into fourth place in the Canada West standings as they earned a 3-2 victory Saturday night at Father David Bauer Arena to sweep the weekend series.

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1.22.12 | Basketball (m)

Six straight wins for UBC

VANCOUVER – A jump shot from rookie guard Malcolm Williams (1st, Pitt Meadows, BC) with 40 seconds to go in the fourth quarter gave the No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds men's basketball team a 74-73 road win against the University of Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday night.

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1.22.12 | Ice Hockey (w)

Thunderbirds lose 4-1 to Calgary

VANCOUVER – The No. 3 Calgary Dinos won their fifth straight Canada West women's hockey game on Saturday night beating the host UBC Thunderbirds 4-1 in Vancouver.

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1.22.12 | Volleyball (m)

Bisons steal third set, escape with sweep of T-Birds

The UBC Thunderbirds had the No. 2 Manitoba Bisons on the ropes midway through Saturday's tilt, but a clutch Bisons comeback in the third set swung the momentum in their favour, allowing them to walk away from War Memorial Gym with a 3-1 win (25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 25-11) and a weekend sweep.

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1.21.12 | Volleyball (w)

T-Birds take two from No.5 Bisons

The No. 5 Manitoba Bisons were much tougher out of the gate on Saturday compared to their first tilt with No. 1 UBC on Friday, but the Thunderbirds weathered the storm and still wound up with some convincing set wins en route to a 3-1 victory (28-26, 19-25, 25-14, 25-18) at War Memorial Gym.

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Thunderbird Facts

Did You Know...

Doug Reimer

UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball coach Doug Reimer became the first coach in his sport's CIS history to claim five national Coach of the Year honours. He has won the award twice while at UBC (2006, '10), once at Victoria, and twice at Winnipeg.

UBC T-Birds Basketball Champs in 1937

George Pringle, one of UBC's basketball stars of the 1930s, led the Thunderbirds to the Canadian championship in 1937.

UBC women's volleyball

The UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team are four-time defending CIS Champions (2008-2011).

Women's golf NAIA

The women's golf team claimed their third NAIA National Championship in team history in 2010, adding to the banners they won in 2000 and 2004.

War Memorial Gym

On February 23, 1951, the doors of War Memorial Gym, were first opened to a basketball game contested between UBC and Eastern Washington University, which was followed by a 'sock hop' featuring Pat Doyle's 17 piece orchestra.

Liz Cordonier

In 2010, Volleyball standout Liz Cordonier became the first-ever T-Bird to be recognized as the Marilyn Pomfret Award winner (UBC female athlete of the year) and May Brown Trophy recipient (graduating UBC female athlete of the year) at the same Big Block Banquet.

WFH CW titles streak

The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won nine straight Canada West Championships.

First Hall of Fame Inductions

The first inductions into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated in 1993.

Men's basketball

The UBC Thunderbirds men's basketball team has qualified for seven of the last CIS Final 8 National Championships. In 2008-09 and 2009-10 they brought home silver medals.

BLG winners

Three UBC Thunderbirds have brought home BLG Awards as the CIS Athlete of the Year. Liz Cordonier (Female, 2010) from women's volleyball is the most recent winner. Swimmers Annamay Pierse (Female, 2009) and Brian Johns (Male, 2002) have also earned this recognition.

WFH CW titles overall

The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won 21 Canada West Championships, the most of any UBC team.

UBC's Mascot

UBC's mascot is the thunderbird.

UBC's First Canadian Championship

Eddie Mulhern won the Canadian amateur featherweight boxing championship in 1926 – the first Canadian championship won by a UBC athlete or team.

MSOC CW titles

The UBC men's soccer team has won 12 Canada West titles, the most of any male T-Bird squad.

CIS Swimming titles

The women's and men's swimming teams have won a combined 28 CIS Championships. Since 1998, these two teams have won 22 of those CIS titles.

1st Winner of the Bobby Gaul Award

George Pringle, a three-time All-Star, was the first person to be selected winner of the prestigious Bobby Gaul Award.

Cory Renfrew

Golfer Cory Renfrew is the first male T-Bird to earn the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy (Graduating athlete of the year) and the Bus Phillips Memorial Trophy (athlete of the year). He won the Phillips in 2009 and then added the Gaul in 2010.