Game Information
 
Date: Friday, September 27
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hillside Stadium
Tickets: gowolfpack.ca/tickets
Watch: canadawest.tv

Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hillside Stadium
Tickets: gowolfpack.ca/tickets
Watch: canadawest.tv

Weekend Story
 
KAMLOOPS – Two teams at the top of the division will come to town this weekend as the Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's soccer team prepares to host the UBC Thunderbirds and UVic Vikes at Hillside Stadium.
 
With games on Friday and Saturday – both at 7:30 p.m. - the back-to-back home games will see the 1-6-1 'Pack face UBC (5-0-2) and UVic  (5-1-3) in what will be two important clashes for the team.
 
The weekend is set to be a fun one for the 'Pack with both Puppies & Pints and KYSA night set to take over Hillside Stadium one Friday. Saturday will see the WolfPack host an Orange Shirt Day game in advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
 
TRU enters the homestand after a promising weekend on the road. The WolfPack took on the top teams in the Prairie Division and led both the Calgary Dinos and Alberta Golden Bears before surrendering late goals en route to a 1-1 tie and an extremely close 2-1 defeat.
 
The Thunderbirds, who are ranked as the No. 2 team in the country, defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 2-0 in their lone game last weekend.
 
UVic meanwhile finds themselves facing some adversity as they come to Kamloops. After starting their season with a record of 5-0-2, the Vikes could manage just a 0-0 tie with the Lethbridge Pronghorns and a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the MRU Cougars last weekend.
 
These teams met earlier in the season with the WolfPack coming up just shy of earning an impressive tie with the Thunderbirds in a 3-1 road loss one night after falling 3-0 to the Vikes in Victoria.
 
The WolfPack have defeated the Thunderbirds in each of the team's last three meetings in Kamloops, including the 2022 U SPORTS National Championship game.
 
TRU and UVic are an even 8-8-3 in the 19 games that the teams have played in CW action though the 'Pack do hold a 6-2 edge at home.
 
3 Things
 
1: At the Orange Shirt Day game on Saturday there will be a number of important initiatives including a traditional opening – welcome as well as a halftime showcase by the Sage Hills drum group
 
2: KYSA Night on Friday will see FREE entry for all KYSA members as well as recognition of teams and player walkouts.
 
3: Friday will also be Puppies & Pints at the field! Dogs will be allowed inside Hillside Stadium and there will be a puppy race at halftime of the game with $150 in special pet prizes.
 
By The Numbers
 
5.5: Making two starts this past weekend, goalie Olivier Jumeau sits third in the conference with 5.5 saves-per-game
 
10: Rookies made up 10 of a possible 22 starters for a young WolfPack team last weekend. 
 
33: Between them the high-flying offences of UBC and UVic have scored 33 goals in just 16 games.