https://gothunderbirds.ca/rss.aspx?path=wvballLatest news items for University of British Columbia Athleticsen-us60https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/15/womens-volleyball-thunderbirds-finish-season-with-a-win-in-u-sports-consolation-final.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/15/womens-volleyball-thunderbirds-finish-season-with-a-win-in-u-sports-consolation-final.aspxWomen's Volleyball

LANGLEY, B.C. – Taking the court for the final time in their 2025-26 campaign, the UBC Thunderbirds came out on top in a tough battle against the Saint Mary's Huskies, defeating the AUS champions in five sets (14-25, 25-21, 30-28, 22-25, 15-12) to earn a fifth-place finish at the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Championship.]]>The Thunderbirds come together in a huddle after a pointSun, 15 Mar 2026 15:14:00 PST1519992https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/14/womens-volleyball-t-birds-prevail-over-carabins-in-consolation-semifinal.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/14/womens-volleyball-t-birds-prevail-over-carabins-in-consolation-semifinal.aspxWomen's Volleyball

LANGLEY, B.C. – While the match didn't begin in their favour, the Thunderbirds found their form as play went along and won the final three sets in a row over the Montreal Carabins (21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-17) to secure their place in Sunday's fifth-place match.]]>The UBC players huddle up after scoring a pointSat, 14 Mar 2026 17:52:00 PST1519986https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/13/womens-volleyball-t-birds-fall-to-championship-hosts-spartans-in-national-quarterfinals.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/13/womens-volleyball-t-birds-fall-to-championship-hosts-spartans-in-national-quarterfinals.aspxWomen's Volleyball

LANGLEY, B.C. – In a rematch of the Canada West Semifinals just seven days ago, the Thunderbirds travelled to the Langley Events Centre to take on the Spartans in their own gym in the opening round of the 2026 U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Championship.]]>A group of UBC players huddle up after a pointFri, 13 Mar 2026 20:55:00 PST1519984https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/11/womens-volleyball-lucy-borowski-named-first-team-all-canadian-in-her-final-u-sports-season.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/11/womens-volleyball-lucy-borowski-named-first-team-all-canadian-in-her-final-u-sports-season.aspxWomen's Volleyball

]]>Lucy Borowski smiles during a stoppage in playWed, 11 Mar 2026 22:40:00 PST1519977https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/11/womens-volleyball-birds-embrace-challenging-path-at-u-sports-championship-in-langley.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/11/womens-volleyball-birds-embrace-challenging-path-at-u-sports-championship-in-langley.aspxWomen's Volleyball

It was never going to be easy for the No.5-seed UBC Thunderbirds to take home the 15th U SPORTS championship in program history, and fifth in a decade, but the powers that be have made sure that if the 'Birds win again in 2026, they will have done it the hard way. UBC starts its nationals run with a battle against No.4-seed and host Trinity Western at 6:00 p.m. (PT) on Friday at the Langley Events Centre.]]>Leonora Barbulovich-Nad grabs the hand of a teammate while celebrating between playsWed, 11 Mar 2026 10:41:00 PST1519974https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/8/womens-volleyball-t-birds-and-spartans-set-for-rematch-to-begin-national-championship-tournament.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/8/womens-volleyball-t-birds-and-spartans-set-for-rematch-to-begin-national-championship-tournament.aspxWomen's Volleyball

]]>2026 U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Championship bracketSun, 8 Mar 2026 15:35:00 PST1519965https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/7/womens-volleyball-thunderbirds-earn-canada-west-bronze-with-win-over-wolfpack.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/7/womens-volleyball-thunderbirds-earn-canada-west-bronze-with-win-over-wolfpack.aspxWomen's Volleyball

EDMONTON – The UBC Thunderbirds will be heading to the U SPORTS national championship tournament on a winning note, as they defeated the Thompson Rivers WolfPack 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20) to capture the Canada West bronze medal.]]>vs TRU CW BronzeSat, 7 Mar 2026 21:59:00 PST1519963https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/6/womens-volleyball-thunderbirds-fall-in-exhilarating-five-set-match-against-spartans.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/6/womens-volleyball-thunderbirds-fall-in-exhilarating-five-set-match-against-spartans.aspxWomen's Volleyball

EDMONTON – In yet another exciting installment in the UBC Thunderbird vs Trinity Western Spartans rivalry, this time it was the Spartans who came out on top 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 15-13) in an absolute classic of a Canada West Semifinal Friday night.]]>A UBC player is mid-air about to hit the ball over the nightFri, 6 Mar 2026 22:39:00 PST1519957https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/5/womens-volleyball-t-birds-prepare-to-face-best-in-the-west-at-the-final-four.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/3/5/womens-volleyball-t-birds-prepare-to-face-best-in-the-west-at-the-final-four.aspxWomen's Volleyball

VANCOUVER – After dispatching the UFV Cascades in their best-of-three quarterfinal series, the Thunderbirds now face a murderer's row in the Canada West Final Four.]]>vs UFV CW QF g2Thu, 5 Mar 2026 13:00:00 PST1519942https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/2/27/womens-volleyball-t-birds-sweep-cascades-advance-to-final-four.aspxhttps://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/2/27/womens-volleyball-t-birds-sweep-cascades-advance-to-final-four.aspxWomen's Volleyball

VANCOUVER – It was a fantastic Friday night inside War Memorial Gym for the Thunderbirds, as they took down a feisty UFV side in straight sets (25-11, 25-22, 25-19) to claim victory in their Canada West Quarterfinal series.]]>vs UFV CW QF g2Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:08:00 PST1519926