T-BIRDS TAKE FLIGHT
. Women's rugby: The T-Birds lost two uneven games in a weekend double-header. UBC lost 60-5 to the University of Alberta Sept. 25 and were shutout 33-0 by the Lethbridge Pronghorns Sept. 23. Erin Ryan scored the lone try for the T-Birds. "There was general naivety in play," said UBC head coach Lesley McKenzie after the second match. "We weren't hard enough in the breakdown so we lost a lot balls that should have been ours." UBC drops to 0-2. They host untested Calgary (0-0) on Friday.
. Women's field hockey: Leading Canada West with a 3-1 record, the T-Birds swept the Calgary Dinos on the weekend in a 3-0 shutout Sept. 24 and 3-1 win Sept. 25. Bea Francisco was credited for keeping her team competitive. Following the goose-egg victory, head coach Hash Kanjee said of his second-year Team Canada net-minder, "We just made life very difficult for ourselves and if it hadn't been for Bea it could have quite easily been 2-1 or 2-2. She played very well today." The T-Birds host rival Victoria Vikes (1-3) at Wright Field this weekend.
. Men's football: Shawn Olson made huge gains on his freshman season as head coach of the UBC football team. His T-Birds are 3-1 for their best start since 1999. Defeating Manitoba 29-23 in their homecoming game Sept. 24 at Thunderbird Stadium, UBC wide receiver Jordan Grieve counted a careerhigh 176 yards on seven catches and brought in his fourth touchdown catch of the season. Quarterback Billy Greene was named the Canada West offensive player of the week, Sept. 26. In the win over Manitoba, Greene completed 17 for 30, passed for 306 yards, threw for three touchdowns now has 11 TDs on the year with no interceptions. UBC is second in Canada West and faces Saskatchewan (2-2) in Saskatoon Friday night at 6 p.m.
