Game Information
Date: Saturday, September 3 & Sunday, September 4
Time: Noon
Location: Hillside Stadium
3 Things
1: Every fan that wears a soccer jersey to Saturday's game will enter for free. In addition to that, members of KYSA, Soccer Quest Kamloops and TOFC can wear either their jersey or a team tracksuit to enter for free at both Saturday and Sunday's games.
2: With high temperatures expected this weekend the WolfPack will have their fans covered. Frozen Paddle will be serving up ice cream on Sunday while there will be a beverage garden at both games this weekend.
3: TRU went 1-2-1 in the preseason, with the highlights being a 1-0 win over the Regina Cougars and a narrow 1-0 loss to the reigning national champion MacEwan Griffins.
Weekend Story
KAMLOOPS – Another season is just around the corner for a Thompson Rivers WolfPack women's soccer team that continues to improve year after year. With a young roster full of potential, the 'Pack will be aiming to make some noise in an incredibly competitive Pacific Division.
Starting the season at home, the WolfPack will welcome the Calgary Dinos to Hillside Stadium on Saturday before the UNBC Timberwolves come to town on Sunday with both games taking place at noon.
Getting things underway against the Dinos on Saturday, the 'Pack will welcome a Calgary squad that is a perennial contender for the Canada West crown. Calgary was picked to finish fourth in the annual Coaches Poll with the WolfPack coming in 11th. TRU has played the Dinos incredibly closely in their short history together however, with the two teams tying a pair of games in the 2019 season.
Up next for the 'Pack is a Timberwolves side that TRU is always very evenly matched with. The two teams hold a mirror image 2-2-2 record against each other in their last six matches, with TRU picking up a victory on the final day of the 2021 season against UNBC in their last action.
The WolfPack will return many of the key pieces that led the way last season while also welcoming a recruiting class that is bursting at the seams with potential.
TRU WolfPack Season Preview:
2021 CW regular season record: 1-8-3, 6th West Division
2021 post-season record: N/A
Head Coach: Mark Pennington (4th season) / 3-16-7 Career CW reg. season record
Last CW championship / total CW championships: N/A
Last U SPORTS championship / total U SPORTS championships: N/A
2021 CW regular season ranks:
Offence: 5 goals, 15th
Defence: 22 goals against, 12th
2021 CW regular season leaders (returning):
Goals: 0 – N/A
Assists: 1 –
Sydney Sunderland, Midfield
Points: 1 –
Sydney Sunderland, Midfield
Wins: 0 – N/A
Shutouts: 2 –
Marissa Young, Goalkeeper
Key additions (name / position / eligibility / hometown / last team):
Bridget Baird / Midfield / 1 / Oshawa, ON / FC Durham
Kattia Bingham / Midfield / 1 / Victoria, BC / Vancouver Island Wave
Alexis Virgo / Defender / 1 / Ottawa, ON / Ottawa South United
Claire Ye / Midfield / 5 / Coquitlam, BC / Capilano University
Key losses (name / position / hometown / years with program):
Georgia Aldus / Defender / Kamloops, BC / 5
Rylee Mugridge / Midfield / Maple Ridge, BC / 3
Danielle Robertson / Goalkeeper / Courtenay, BC / 5
Key performer (pictured above):
Camryn Curts
Midfielder
5th-year
Courtenay, BC
2021 Stats: (12 starts, 33 shots, 12 shots on goal)
One of the most prolific players in program history,
Camryn Curts will put a wrap on an outstanding WolfPack career this season when she plays out her fifth and final year of eligibility.
Already the program leader in career Canada West: points (13), assists (7) and shots (98), the product of Courtney, B.C. will hope to end her time with the 'Pack by helping the program secure a second-ever Canada West playoff berth.
A powerful runner with the ball, Curts will be the engine that drives the WolfPack in attack as the team looks to build upon a promising 2021 campaign with the addition of ten new players.
Coaches Poll
Team - Points (First-place votes)
- UBC Thunderbirds - 218 (10)
- Trinity Western Spartans - 199 (2)
- MacEwan Griffins - 198 (3)
- Calgary Dinos - 177
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 153
- Victoria Vikes - 141
- Alberta Pandas - 131 (1)
- Fraser Valley Cascades - 125
- Manitoba Bisons - 113
- UBCO Heat - 110
- Thompson Rivers WolfPack - 84
- Regina Cougars - 83
- Mount Royal Cougars - 82
- UNBC Timberwolves - 46
- Lethbridge Pronghorns - 42
- Winnipeg Wesmen - 18
NOTE: Coaches ranked all opponents 1-15. First-place votes worth 15 points, second-place worth 14 points etc.
