The University of British Columbia Athletics

Fifth-year midfielder Navid Mashinchi, last week's Canada West 3^rd Star of the Week, had another excellent weekend in helping his No. 1-ranked UBC Thunderbirds to a pair of victories over the visiting UNBC Timberwolves. He was named the Canada West Male 1st Star of the Week.
 
Mashinchi recorded three assists in UBC's 5-1 win on Saturday afternoon.
 
Then on Sunday, he figured into all the scoring in a 3-0 Thunderbirds victory. Mashinchi scored the game winner on a 36^th-minute free kick from about 20 yards out. The Port Moody, B.C., native fired a rocket across the penalty area that blew past the UNBC wall and a diving Timberwolves goalie Ty Venhola before finding the net just inside the left goal post.
 
He got an assist, his fourth of the weekend, on UBC's 41^st-minute goal. Mashinchi took another free kick, but this time, Paul Clerc got on the end of it and headed the ball into the net.
 
Mashinchi then fired home a penalty kick in the 54^th minute to finish off the scoring.
 
He now has four goals on the season, tied for second in the Canada West, and five assists, which is the best in the league.
 
The Thunderbirds will travel to the B.C. Interior for games at Thompson Rivers and UBC Okanagan this weekend.