The UNBC Timberwolves men proved to be the mightier pack once again, defeating the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Masich Place Stadium to complete their weekend sweep.
With the win, the TWolves come out of the opening weekend of the Canada West season with a perfect 2-0-0 record.
After a scoreless first half, Isaac Tate and Jamie Wildash-Chan scored early in the second frame to put the TWolves ahead.
Logan Pierce finished the game with seven saves while his counterpart Luca Ortu made five for TRU.
The lone Wolfpack goal came way of Lachlan Will in the 59th minute.
On Friday, the TWolves kicked off their season on a high note with a 2-1 victory over the visiting WolfPack. Koss Nystedt and Wildash-Chan, a New Zealand import, scored two minutes apart late in the first-half, erasing a 1-0 WolfPack advantage.
In women’s soccer action, also at Masich on Sunday afternoon, the UNBC Timberwolves Women showed signs of improvement in a 1-0 loss to the visiting TRU Wolfpack.
Esi Lufo scored the lone goal in the 63rd minute, wrapping up the weekend with three goals and an assist as the Wolfpack secured a pair of wins to kickoff the season over the TWolves.
At the other side, Johanna Rathke made 10 saves, many highlight-reel-worthy, to keep the Wolfpack to the lone goal.
TRU defeated UNBC 5-0 on Friday.
Both UNBC teams will be playing on the road this week.
The women head to Abbotsford for games against the Fraser Valley Cascades on Thursday and Friday (both at 5:30 p.m.).
Fraser Valley dropped to 0-2 after a 5-0 loss Saturday in Victoria, on the heels of 4-0 season-opening loss to the UBC Thunderbirds.
The UNBC men, currently second in the Pacific division, will face the Trinity Western University Spartans Friday and Saturday (both at 7:15 p.m.) in Langley.
The Spartans are 0-2 following a 2-1 loss Saturday at UBC. Trinity also lost its Friday opener 3-1 in Victoria.
With files from The Citizen
