TRU WolfPack Basketball returns to the TCC Friday and Saturday night

Jan 5, 2024 | 8:41 AM

KAMLOOPS — The winter semester break is over, and the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack basketball teams are set to return to the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) tonight (Jan. 5) and Saturday for games versus Fraser Valley.

On both days the action begins at 5:30 p.m. with the women contest.

The games will pit the 2-4 WolfPack with a Fraser Valley squad that is flying high at 7-1 and ranked No. 8 in the country.

TRU was last in Canada West action back on Nov. 17 and 18 when they fell in a pair of hard-fought games with the Regina Cougars. The ‘Pack did play one exhibition game over the winter break and came out on the wrong end of an 88-53 score-line with the Trinity Western Spartans.

UFV is lead by Maddy Gobeil, a graduate of South Kamloops Secondary, who leads the conference with 19.8 points per game.

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Following the women’s game, the men are scheduled to take the floor at 7:30 p.m.

TRU, sitting at 1-5, is set to tangle with a 3-5 UFV team that is holding on to the final playoff spot in the Canada West conference at the halfway point of the season. It will be a return to action for TRU as they are set to play their first Canada West games since Nov. 18. The WolfPack lost a pair of incredibly tight games against Regina back in November, including a loss by just five points on Saturday.

Taking a trip to Anaheim over the winter break, the ‘Pack fell in a pair of exhibition games to Saint Katherine University (86-57) and Westcliff University (75-55) respectively. The Cascades are one of the few teams in the conference that didn’t play exhibition games over the winter break. They enter the weekend on the backs of a pair of losses to the Regina Cougars back on Nov. 24 and 25.

by Michael Reeve

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TRU WolfPack Basketball returns to the TCC Friday and Saturday night

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