WolfPack men improve to 2-0, women fall to Heat in basketball home opener

KAMLOOPS — Sunday’s (Nov. 1) home opener featured mixed results for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack basketball program. 

On the men’s side, the WolfPack improved to 2-0 after a 101-89 victory over the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan Heat at the Tournament Capital Centre. Fourth-year guard Jaeden Bynoe lead the WolfPack in scoring with 23 points off the bench, shooting seven-for-12. 

Meanwhile, the WolfPack women fell to the No. 9 nationally ranked UBC Okanagan Heat 57-41. Third-year forward and St. Ann’s Crusaders graduate Morgan Eichenberger scored 15 points on six-for-16 shooting and added 20 rebounds in 40 minutes in the effort. TRU’s women’s basketball team is now 1-1 to start the season. 

Both WolfPack basketball teams will begin a two-game Lower Mainland road trip Friday (Nov. 6) when they visit the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades. On Saturday, the WolfPack will play the UBC Thunderbirds, who have the No. 6 nationally ranked men’s basketball team and No. 8 nationally ranked women’s basketball team.