Female Award Winners for the 8th Annual Athletics Awards Banquet
Six female student athletes win the four top awards with women’s volleyball’s Katie Wuttunee earning the Outstanding Athlete of the year honours.
UBC Okanagan claim national medal
At the CIS national women’s volleyball championships in Brandon, MB the Heat women’s volleyball swept the UBC Thunderbirds to claim the national bronze medal.
RECAP: Heat wrap up 22 win season
UBC Okanagan women’s volleyball win in three sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-18) to complete the sweep of MRU and lock down the best record in the regular season. Will host Canada West Championship March 4-5.
PREVIEW: Six graduating student athletes to be honoured this Saturday
UBC Okanagan women’s volleyball team close out their season playing for first and a playoff bye, will also honour six graduating student athletes. Actions on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m.
RECAP: Twelve straight wins for UBC Okanagan
The Heat women’s volleyball team stretched their winning streak to a dozen after sweeping away the No. 7 UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday in Kelowna.
Five set win gives UBC Okanagan sweep of Alberta
A backs-to-the-wall five set comeback for the Heat over the Pandas on Saturday night in a heavyweight Canada West women’s volleyball match. Score: 3-2 (25-16, 23-25, 11-25, 25-21, 19-17).
Heat completes sweep of the Bobcats
The UBC Okanagan Heat picked up a straight sets win over the Brandon University Bobcats, living up their #3 national ranking. In Saturday’s rematch, UBCO took in straight sets 3-0 (25-19, 25-7, 25-18).
Bronze medal shot for Heat on Friday versus UBC
A five set loss to the Trinity Western Spartans in the Canada West semi-final (25-18, 22-25, 25-19, 15-25, 15-12) has UBC Okanagan battling the Thunderbirds Friday at 3:30 p.m. (PST) for a Canada West medal and a berth in the CIS national championships.
Heat sweep weekend versus champs to get back to Final Four
Rachel Cockrell has record 29 kills and nearly lifts team to series tie, but UBC Okanagan stays the course and coasts in final two sets for 3-2 match and weekend victory at home (25-15, 20-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-3)
Champs unseated by the Heat in straight sets in match one of first round
Ten blocks from first-team all-star Klomps powers the No. 2 Heat to victory in the first match of a best-of-three with the defending CIS national champion Manitoba Bisons Friday night in Kelowna. The second match of the quarterfinal bout is tomorrow at 5 p.m.