Game Information
Date: Friday, November 8
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: TCC Gym
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Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: TCC Gym
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Weekend Story
KAMLOOPS – For the second week in a row the Thompson Rivers WolfPack women's basketball team will play in the friendly confines of the Tournament Capital Centre when they host the UBC Thunderbirds on November 8 and 9.
Playing at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, the games will see the 0-2 WolfPack trying to pick up their first win of the season against the 2-0 UBC Thunderbirds.
TRU battled hard and fell by the narrowest of margins in their first weekend of the season. The 'Pack hung tough with the UBC Okanagan Heat at home on Thursday before falling 61-51 to the UNBC Timberwolves in Prince George on Sunday. In that game up in Prince George, TRU led by as many as 13 points as they nearly took down the Timberwolves.
UBC, who host this year's U SPORTS Final 8 Championship and is currently ranked fourth in the nation, started their season off strongly by recording wins of 80-58 and 69-52 over the UFV Cascades and TWU Spartans respectively. Including preseason, UBC is 8-1 against U SPORTS competition to start their year.
While the two teams didn't meet in regular season play last year, the Thunderbirds took both matches that the teams in played in the 2022-23 season.
3 Things
1: Papa Murphy's will be serving up pizza inside the TCC all season long.
2: On Friday night the WolfPack are honoured to celebrate hometown heroes night with free entry for first responders, Kamloops Fire Rescue, BC Wildfire, Interior Health, RCMP, School District staff and more.
3: All high school student-athletes in Kamloops and Merritt have a High School All-Access Pass that allows them free entry to every WolfPack game this season.
By The Numbers
9.5: TRU rookie
Morgan Eichenberger is tied for seventh in the conference with 9.5 rebounds per game.
74.5: The Thunderbird's 74.5 points per game are the third most of any team in Canada West.
12.5: Guard
Danijela Kovacevic leads the way for the 'Pack with 12.5 points per game.
