<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://gothunderbirds.ca/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of British Columbia Athletics</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/rss.aspx?path=msoc</link><description>Latest news items for University of British Columbia Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://gothunderbirds.ca/rss?path=msoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>241 Thunderbirds Celebrated as Academic All-Canadians</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/12/2/general-240-thunderbirds-celebrated-as-academic-all-canadians.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/12/2/general-240-thunderbirds-celebrated-as-academic-all-canadians.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Hockey, Men's Soccer, Swimming, Track 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Nicolas Nadeau and Luke Norman have both been selected in the annual U SPORTS-CPL Draft.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/27/MSOC_Nadeau_Norman_CPL_Draft_271125.png" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/27/MSOC_Nadeau_Norman_CPL_Draft_271125.png"><media:title>Nico Nadeau, Luke Norman</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/27/MSOC_Nadeau_Norman_CPL_Draft_271125.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:50:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19759</s:story_id></item><item><title>UBC finish championship tournament strong with consolation final victory over host Varsity Blues</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/8/mens-soccer-ubc-finish-championship-tournament-strong-with-consolation-final-victory-over-host-varsity-blues.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/8/mens-soccer-ubc-finish-championship-tournament-strong-with-consolation-final-victory-over-host-varsity-blues.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="UBC vs Toronto, U SPORTS Consolation Final, Nov. 8, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/20251108-182325-R3-DAS08052_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />TORONTO – The UBC Thunderbirds played a solid 90 minutes for the second straight game to defeat the tournament host Toronto Varsity Blues 2-1 in the U SPORTS National Championship Consolation Final Saturday night at Varsity Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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quarter-final</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/6/mens-soccer-carabins-end-t-birds-championship-hopes-in-heavyweight-u-sports-quarter-final.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/6/mens-soccer-carabins-end-t-birds-championship-hopes-in-heavyweight-u-sports-quarter-final.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nico Nadeau vs Montreal, U SPORTS QF, Nov. 6, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/6/jill_usports_montreal_vs_ubc_qf_2_-06112025-17_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />TORONTO – The UBC Thunderbirds' quest to repeat as U SPORTS champions fell short Thursday afternoon in Toronto as the blue and gold ended up on the wrong end of a 2-1 decision in their quarter-final matchup with the Montreal Carabins at Varsity Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Toronto</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/5/mens-soccer-true-powerhouse-battle-as-ubc-faces-montreal-in-u-sports-quarter-final-in-toronto.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/5/mens-soccer-true-powerhouse-battle-as-ubc-faces-montreal-in-u-sports-quarter-final-in-toronto.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Eric Lajeunesse vs Fraser Valley, Aug. 22, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/4/EMS-2025-0822-UFV-013_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />TORONTO – It's d&eacute;j&agrave; vu all over again as the UBC Thunderbirds open up play at the 2025 U SPORTS National Championship with a quarter-final battle against the Universit&eacute; de Montr&eacute;al Carabins Thursday, November 6 at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Toronto</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/2/mens-soccer-defending-champion-t-birds-to-face-montreal-in-u-sports-quarter-final-thursday-in-toronto.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/2/mens-soccer-defending-champion-t-birds-to-face-montreal-in-u-sports-quarter-final-thursday-in-toronto.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nico Nadeau vs Saskatchewan, Sept. 14, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/2/E1MS-2025-0914-REG-0082_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/E1MS-2025-0914-REG-0082_Crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/E1MS-2025-0914-REG-0082_Crop.jpg"><media:title>Nico Nadeau 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match</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/31/mens-soccer-t-birds-battle-mount-royal-for-canada-west-title-rubber-match.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/31/mens-soccer-t-birds-battle-mount-royal-for-canada-west-title-rubber-match.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brennen Fuerst vs Mount Royal, CW Final, Nov. 1, 2024" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/5/E_MS-2025-1101-MRU-290_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />For the tenth straight season, the UBC Thunderbirds will play for Canada West supremacy, and for the third consecutive year they'll have to go through the Mount Royal Cougars as the two powerhouses battle for the 2025 conference banner on Saturday, November 1 in Calgary.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Year</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/29/mens-soccer-eric-lajeunesse-named-cw-defensive-player-of-the-year-mike-mosher-wins-coach-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/29/mens-soccer-eric-lajeunesse-named-cw-defensive-player-of-the-year-mike-mosher-wins-coach-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Eric Lajeunesse vs Alberta, CW QF, Oct. 24, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/29/E1_MS_CWQF-UBC_v_ALB-2025-1024-248_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />VANCOUVER – Eric Lajeunesse has been named Canada West Defensive Player of the Year while Mike Mosher has earned Coach of the Year honours as the conference unveiled its 2025 Men's Soccer major awards Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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