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WolfPack vs. Spartans

Late-game performance held mixed results for TRU WolfPack

Oct 18, 2026 | 11:17 AM

KAMLOOPS — Some late game action ended with mixed results when the TRU WolfPack soccer teams were up against the Trinity Western Spartans in Langley on Saturday (Oct. 17).

In the men’s matchup, late game heroics from Kamloops local Noel Poole gave the WolfPack men’s soccer team a very important 1-1 tie against the Spartans.

Poole’s first goal with the WolfPack came in the third minute of extra time, after the regulation 90 minutes ended.

The win gave the men’s team a 6-6-1 record, giving them a shot at the fourth and final playoff spot ahead of the 5-6-3 Spartans.

The battle for a chance in the playoffs will come down to the last regular season games, where the WolfPack ate on home turf in Kamloops’ Hillside Stadium against the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday (Oct. 23) and then the Spartans on Saturday (Oct. 24).

The women’s match ended with the WolfPack’s second loss of the season with a goal from the in the final minutes of play.

Clara Chudley scored the only goal in the match in the 87th minute of play to give the Spartans a 1-0 win.

The women’s team will battle for second place when they kick off in the final games of the season. The WolfPack will return to Hillside Stadium where they will host the UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday (Oct. 23) and then the Spartans on Saturday (Oct. 24).