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2.3.12 | Basketball (w)
UBC upset in Abbotsford
VANCOUVER – The No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball team saw its eight-game winning streak come to an end in Abbotsford as the home team, Fraser Valley Cascades scored a 65-57 victory on Friday night.

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2.3.12 | Track and Field
Fast races expected at Harry Jerome Indoor Classic
VANCOUVER - The UBC Thunderbirds are preparing to hit the track for the second time in 2012 as the Harry Jerome Indoor Classic gets underway this Saturday, February 4th at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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2.3.12 | Ice Hockey (w)
The final weekend for two UBC women's hockey T-Birds
VANCOUVER - The UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey team plays its final two home games of the 2011-12 season.  The team's two graduating seniors, Amanda Asay (5th, Prince George, BC) and Tamara Pickford (5th, Chilliwack, BC) will be honoured this weekend as they don the Blue and Gold for the final time at home.

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2.2.12 | Volleyball (m)
UBC hosts crucial seniors weekend against Brandon
VANCOUVER - The Thunderbirds snapped a four-game losing streak last weekend in Winnipeg and now face a key series against Brandon that will go a long way in determing who hosts a first-round playoff series.  Both teams are part of a three-way tie for the fourth and final spot in the standings that would merit home court advantage in the first round.

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2.2.12 | Volleyball (w)
UBC looks to clinch first place
VANCOUVER - A sweep this weekend would lock up top spot in Canada West for the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds, who haven't lost at home since the beginning of conference play an entire season ago.  This week the 8-8 Brandon Bobcats will challenge the four-time defending national champions at War Memorial Gymnasium.

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2.1.12 | Basketball (m)
UBC looks to build on division lead
VANCOUVER - Looking to hang on to their one-game lead in the Pacific Division, the UBC Thunderbirds head to Abbotsford this weekend for a key series with the Fraser Valley Cascades, who are still within striking distance for the division lead and are looking to secure a playoff spot.

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2.1.12 | Swimming
King named National Athlete of the Week
OTTAWA (CIS) – Savannah King, a swimmer from the University of British Columbia, and Colby Pridham, a hockey player from Saint Mary's University, are the CIS female and male athletes of the week for the period ending Jan. 29, 2012.

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2.1.12 | Basketball (w)
T-Birds head to Abbotsford for first place battle
VANCOUVER - The No. 3 UBC Thunderbirds can clinch top spot in the Pacific Division with just one win this weekend, but that will be easier said than done as they have to head out on the road to take on the the second-place Fraser Valley Cascades who have lost only once at home this year.

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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.
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.
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.
First Hall of Fame Inductions
The first inductions into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated in 1993.
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 streak
The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won nine straight Canada West Championships.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MSOC CW titles
The UBC men's soccer team has won 12 Canada West titles, the most of any male T-Bird squad.
WFH CW titles overall
The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won 21 Canada West Championships, the most of any UBC team.
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.
UBC women's volleyball
The UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team are four-time defending CIS Champions (2008-2011).
UBC's Mascot
UBC's mascot is the thunderbird.
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Softball
at St. Martin's University
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Softball
at St. Martin's University
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Volleyball (w)
vs Brandon University
5:00 PM
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Basketball (w)
at Fraser Valley
5:00 PM
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Ice Hockey (m)
at Manitoba
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Volleyball (m)
vs Brandon University
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Basketball (m)
at Fraser Valley
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Track and Field
at Jerome Indoor Classic
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