<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://gothunderbirds.ca/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of British Columbia Athletics</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/rss.aspx?path=fhw</link><description>Latest news items for University of British Columbia Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://gothunderbirds.ca/rss?path=fhw" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>241 Thunderbirds Celebrated as Academic All-Canadians</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/12/2/general-240-thunderbirds-celebrated-as-academic-all-canadians.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/12/2/general-240-thunderbirds-celebrated-as-academic-all-canadians.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Hockey, Men's Soccer, Swimming, Track and 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T-Birds</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/20/womens-field-hockey-laurien-bruijning-named-canada-west-rookie-of-the-year-and-all-star-with-three-other-t-birds.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/20/womens-field-hockey-laurien-bruijning-named-canada-west-rookie-of-the-year-and-all-star-with-three-other-t-birds.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Laurien Bruijning controls the ball with a defender right behind her" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/20/Laurien.jpeg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/20/Laurien.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/20/Laurien.jpeg"><media:title>Laurien Bruijning controls the ball with a defender right behind her</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/20/Laurien.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:17:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19629</s:story_id></item><item><title>Heartbreaker for T-Birds on final day of the season</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/19/womens-field-hockey-heartbreaker-for-t-birds-on-final-day-of-the-season.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/19/womens-field-hockey-heartbreaker-for-t-birds-on-final-day-of-the-season.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Mikayla Stelling is about to try and clear the ball down the sideline with a defender pressuring her" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/19/DSC00539.JPG" /><br /><br />VICTORIA – The Thunderbirds came so close to a magical weekend in Victoria, but in the end the Vikes came away with the result they needed to retain the Canada West Championship.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/19/DSC00539.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/19/DSC00539.JPG"><media:title>Mikayla Stelling is about to try and clear the ball down the sideline with a defender pressuring her</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/19/DSC00539.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:52:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19622</s:story_id></item><item><title>T-Birds earn massive road win to set up championship Sunday</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/18/womens-field-hockey-t-birds-earn-massive-road-win-to-set-up-championship-sunday.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/18/womens-field-hockey-t-birds-earn-massive-road-win-to-set-up-championship-sunday.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A group of T-Birds hug to celebrate after scoring a goal" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/18/DSC06384.JPG" /><br /><br />VICTORIA – The Thunderbirds entered Saturday morning knowing that they needed a win to keep their hopes of a Canada West title alive. The result? A 3-0 victory on the road in Victoria, the program's biggest margin of victory over the Vikes since 2017.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/DSC06384.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/DSC06384.JPG"><media:title>A group of T-Birds hug to celebrate after scoring a goal</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/DSC06384.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:14:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19614</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mikayla Stelling earns CW Field Hockey Player of the 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T-Birds kept their hopes for a Canada West title alive, defeating Calgary 3-0 in a must-win game while also celebrating this year's graduating senior class.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/5/DSC03326.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/5/DSC03326.jpeg"><media:title>UBC head coach Geoff Matthews stands with his four graduating seniors (Birkley Anderson, Kaia Cooper, Thora Rae, Mikayla Stelling) at their final home game of the season</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/5/DSC03326.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 5 Oct 2025 14:48:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19571</s:story_id></item><item><title>T-Birds and Dinos battle to back-and-forth draw</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/4/womens-field-hockey-t-birds-and-dinos-battle-to-back-and-forth-draw.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/4/womens-field-hockey-t-birds-and-dinos-battle-to-back-and-forth-draw.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A UBC player tries to hold onto the ball while pressured by a defender" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/4/DSC02638__1_.jpeg" /><br /><br />VANCOUVER – While they came into this weekend without a win, the visiting Calgary Dinos performed much better than their record indicated on an overcast Saturday at Wright Field, twice coming from behind to force a tie against the UBC Thunderbirds.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Dinos</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/1/womens-field-hockey-thunderbirds-aim-to-bounce-back-with-home-set-against-dinos.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/10/1/womens-field-hockey-thunderbirds-aim-to-bounce-back-with-home-set-against-dinos.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A UBC player stoops down to fire the ball forwards" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/29/DSC02105.jpeg" /><br /><br />VANCOUVER – After a tough pair of games against UVic the other week, the 2-1-1 T-Birds sit in second place in the Canada West standings, behind the 5-0-1 Vikes. With four games remaining in the season, the blue and gold will need a strong performance this weekend in order to vault themselves fully back into contention for the conference championship.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/29/DSC02105.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/29/DSC02105.jpeg"><media:title>A UBC player stoops down to fire the ball forwards</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/29/DSC02105.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2025 15:33:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19548</s:story_id></item><item><title>T-Birds fall at the death to Vikes</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/9/21/womens-field-hockey-t-birds-fall-at-the-death-to-vikes.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/9/21/womens-field-hockey-t-birds-fall-at-the-death-to-vikes.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Laurien Bruijning picks her head up as she carries the ball forward, a Vikes defender chasing her" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/21/DSC02026.jpeg" /><br /><br />VANCOUVER – It was a heartbreaking loss for the Thunderbirds at Wright Field on Sunday afternoon, as they gave up a pair of goals in the final five minutes to the Victoria Vikes, suffering their first loss of the Canada West season in the process.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/21/DSC02026.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/21/DSC02026.jpeg"><media:title>Laurien Bruijning picks her head up as she carries the ball forward, a Vikes defender chasing her</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/21/DSC02026.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:57:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19534</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>