<?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=wsoc</link><description>Latest news items for University of British Columbia Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://gothunderbirds.ca/rss?path=wsoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>The Blue and Golden: T-Birds enjoy another fantastic year in 2025</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/12/17/general-the-blue-and-golden-t-birds-enjoy-another-fantastic-year-in-2025.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/12/17/general-the-blue-and-golden-t-birds-enjoy-another-fantastic-year-in-2025.aspx</guid><category>Football, General, Men's Golf, Swimming, Track and Field, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, 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banners and also both golf teams posing with their 2025 Golf Canada banners</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/17/Copy_of_WebsiteTitleImage_Template.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19790</s:story_id></item><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 Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Field Hockey, Women's Hockey, Rowing, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Softball, Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-Canadian Breakfast, Dec. 2, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/2/ERL209735_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />VANCOUVER –]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/2/ERL209735_Crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/2/ERL209735_Crop.jpg"><media:title>Academic All-Canadian Breakfast, Dec. 2, 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/2/ERL209735_Crop.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2025 14:42:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19777</s:story_id></item><item><title>Jayda Thompson named final CW Women's Soccer Player of the Week for 2025</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/12/jayda-thompson-named-final-cw-womens-soccer-player-of-the-week-for-2025.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/12/jayda-thompson-named-final-cw-womens-soccer-player-of-the-week-for-2025.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jayda Thompson vs Guelph, U SPORTS QF, Nov. 6, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/6/IMG_7053_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/6/IMG_7053_Crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/6/IMG_7053_Crop.jpg"><media:title>Jayda Thompson vs Guelph, U SPORTS QF, Nov. 6, 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/6/IMG_7053_Crop.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:24:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19726</s:story_id></item><item><title>Carabins end T-Birds remarkable streak in snow-filled U SPORTS Championship Final</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/9/womens-soccer-carabins-end-t-birds-remarkable-streak-in-snow-filled-u-sports-championship-final.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/9/womens-soccer-carabins-end-t-birds-remarkable-streak-in-snow-filled-u-sports-championship-final.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sienna Gibson vs Montreal, U SPORTS Final, Nov. 9, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/9/DSC05965_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMILTON, Ont. – In a matchup between two teams who had gone undefeated all season, it was sure to be a shocking blow for the one who failed to win U SPORTS gold Sunday and unfortunately for the UBC Thunderbirds, they fell just short of completing a second straight perfect season, falling 2-1 to the Montreal Carabins in the national championship Final at Ron Joyce Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/9/DSC05965_Crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/9/DSC05965_Crop.jpg"><media:title>Sienna Gibson vs Montreal, U SPORTS Final, Nov. 9, 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/9/DSC05965_Crop.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 9 Nov 2025 22:16:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19723</s:story_id></item><item><title>T-Birds score three unanswered vs Laval to advance to third straight U SPORTS Final</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/7/womens-soccer-t-birds-score-three-unanswered-vs-laval-to-advance-to-third-straight-u-sports-final.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/7/womens-soccer-t-birds-score-three-unanswered-vs-laval-to-advance-to-third-straight-u-sports-final.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Maddy Norman, Jayda Thompson vs Laval, U SPORTS SF, Nov. 7, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/7/20251107-0084_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMILTON, Ont. – The rematch of last year's U SPORTS National Championship final Friday night in Hamilton was itself worthy of a gold medal match. Trailing the Laval Rouge et Or 2-0 midway through the opening half, the UBC Thunderbirds put together a furious comeback scoring three unanswered goals, Jayda Thompson's second of the game in the 86th minute standing up as the winner.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/7/20251107-0084_Crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/7/20251107-0084_Crop.jpg"><media:title>Maddy Norman, Jayda Thompson vs Laval, U SPORTS SF, Nov. 7, 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/7/20251107-0084_Crop.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2025 20:14:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19708</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gibson scores in extra time to send T-Birds to U SPORTS semifinals</title><link>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/6/womens-soccer-gibson-scores-in-extra-time-to-send-t-birds-to-u-sports-semifinals.aspx</link><guid>https://gothunderbirds.ca/news/2025/11/6/womens-soccer-gibson-scores-in-extra-time-to-send-t-birds-to-u-sports-semifinals.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="UBC vs Guelph, U SPORTS QF, Nov. 6, 2025" src="https://gothunderbirds.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/6/20251106-0210_Crop.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMILTON, Ont. – The UBC Thunderbirds survived a bit of a scare needing extra time to get past the Guelph Gryphons, 2-1, in Thursday's U SPORTS quarter-final at Hamilton's Ron Joyce Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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