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WolfPack men’s soccer team shutout 4-0 in Victoria, women earn scoreless draw

Sep 12, 2026 | 7:33 AM

VICTORIA — The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men’s soccer team’s first taste of adversity in 2026 had a bitter flavour. 

The WolfPack were shut out on the road by the University of Victoria (UVic) Vikes Friday (Sept. 11) night 4-0. 

TRU only trailed 1-0 at halftime after UVic converted on a penalty kick in the 45th minute. Goalkeeper Matteo Lamon still managed to make six saves. The WolfPack only challenged UVic goalkeeper Callum Weir with one shot on target. 

“The end of the first half is going to be part of the learning curve for some of our guys,” John Antulov, WolfPack men’s head coach states. “When you’re playing good teams, you can’t make mistakes and we tried playing around with it right at the end of the half. Game management is important and it’s different for us if we go into the half 0-0. 

“At the end of the day that’s a good team and a good battle, we will have to deal with some adversity now. We’ve got a good squad too and I know the team is going to rebound and be ready to go for tomorrow.” 

The WolfPack men’s soccer team now has four wins, one loss and zero draws this season. TRU is second in the Canada West Pacific Conference standings, trailing the 5-0 University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds. 

On the women’s side, the WolfPack remain unbeaten in 2026 after earning a 0-0 draw with UVic. Goalkeeper Floor Ursem made six saves for the clean sheet. 

“We were probably fortunate that halftime came when it did because I thought we were stretched a little bit,” Mark Pennington, WolfPack women’s head coach states. “The amount of travel that we’ve gone through, playing against a rested team that had a bye last week while we were on the bus to Prince George and now to Victoria, I couldn’t be more proud. 

“We are super proud and feel a little unfortunate that we couldn’t win it right at the end, but the commitment from the players was top notch, I couldn’t ask for more. They just kept digging and grinding so we are all super happy to still be undefeated.” 

The WolfPack women’s soccer team’s record improves to two wins, zero losses and one draw in 2026. TRU is second in the Canada West Pacific Conference standings, trailing the 3-0 UBC Thunderbirds. 

It’s the first in Canada West program history that the WolfPack are unbeaten through their first three matches. 

Both WolfPack soccer teams are in Abbotsford Saturday (Sept. 12) to take on the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades. The women kickoff at 5:30 p.m. while the men follow suit at 7:45 p.m.