Howard leads WolPack in loss to No. 2 T-Birds

TRU Wolfpack TRU 0-5,0-5

UBC Thunderbirds UBC 0-5,0-5

TRU Wolfpack TRU

0-5,0-5

Final

Nov. 06, 2026

UBC Thunderbirds UBC

0-5,0-5

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
TRU Wolfpack TRU	21	17	18	(0)
UBC Thunderbirds UBC	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 11/6/2026 11:18:00 PM | TRU WolfPack

Next Match:

at UBC

11/7/2026 | 4 PM

Full Schedule

Nov. 07 (Sat) / 4 PM

at UBC

History

QUICK FIRE

Kamloops local Alex Howard had his best game of the young 2026-27 season but it wasn't enough for the WolfPack to pull off the upset in a 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18) loss to the U SPORTS No. 2 ranked UBC Thunderbirds Friday night.

DIFFERENCE MAKERS

Howard tallied a game-high 12 kills with a .320 hitting percentage to pace the WolfPack. Walker Sodaro recorded 19 kills.
Dawson Pratt (11 kills) and Gavin Moes (8) led the way for UBC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The WolfPack hit the ground running to start the game, taking a 5-2 lead in the first set with Howard supplying a pair of kills. TRU held that lead all the way to 13-13 before the T-Birds jumped out in front with a 4-1 run to lead 17-14. Three T-Birds attack errors and an ace from Daniel Hitchens put the WolfPack back in front at 18-17. That's the last time TRU would lead in the set however as UBC pulled away for the 25-21 victory.
A back-and-forth start to the second set saw three kills from Howard early as well as one apiece from Elliott Rourke and Mostafa Tayea put the WolfPack and the T-Birds into a 10-10 tie. Again, it was the Thunderbirds that were able to pull away late however as they took the second 25-17.
The Thunderbirds took the third by a score of 25-18 to finish the game in favour of the hosts.

QUOTABLE (lead assistant coach, Reece Wilson)

I thought we showed some really good things tonight, Alex Howard was excellent offensively and Elliott Rourke did a good job as well.
There were a few moments where we would be playing point for point with them but then they would go on a service run, build momentum and take control. But overall, our receivers did a good job handling the serves.

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