VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds hit the court this weekend at War Memorial Gym for the West Coast Classic.  The exhibition tournament features six teams from Canada West  (UBC, Mt. Royal, MacEwan, Trinity Western, Thompson Rivers, Alberta) and two teams from the OUA (Western, Ryerson).
 
UBC Head Coach Doug Reimer and his 2016-17 edition of the UBC Thunderbirds are getting a look at some of the teams who will be standing between them and a national championship in 2017.
 

#UBC women's volleyball defeats @MacEwanGriffins 3-1. West Coast Classic continues through Sunday: https://t.co/D0cac6UwWJ #GoBirdsGo pic.twitter.com/41A8gMMZSi

— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) October 15, 2016

 
The 'Birds started the tournament on Friday with a gritty 3-2 (25-16, 27-25, 10-25, 21-25, 16-14) win over Mt. Royal, then followed that up with a 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19) win over MacEwan on Saturday afternoon.
 
This set UBC up for a rematch of the 2016 CIS semi-final with their regional rival Trinity Western Spartans. The 'Birds dropped a tough 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 25-17) decision to TWU.


 
UBC will play Mount Royal for the bronze medal Sunday, October 16th at 11:45am at War Memorial Gym.
 
See the full results of the West Coast Classic here.