TRU WolfPack men inch toward Canada West post-season berth; women eliminated

With one match remaining on their regular-season slate, the TRU WolfPack control their Canada West men’s soccer playoff fate. With one match remaining on their regular-season slate, the TRU WolfPack control their Canada West men’s soccer playoff fate. TRU (6-7-1, .452 winning percentage) split a pair of weekend games, earning a 1-0 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds on Oct. 13 in Vancouver before falling 1-0 to the Victoria Vikes on Oct. 14 on Vancouver Island. UBC, the No. 1 ranked U Sports men’s soccer team, is 11-1-2 (.833) on the campaign and atop Pacific Division standings. Victoria (9-3-2, .690) is second, with Trinity Western (6-2-5, .590) in third place and TRU holding down the fourth and final post-season spot allotted to Pacific Division clubs. TRU can secure a playoff berth with a win on Sunday, Oct. 22, in Edmonton, where the Grant MacEwan Griffins (2-6-2, .267) will play host to the Pack. The UNBC Timberwolves (3-7-2, .306) are in fifth place, with three games remaining on their schedule and two games in hand on TRU. Teams in the conference are ranked by winning percentage. Meanwhile, the WolfPack women’s soccer team has been eliminated from post-season contention. UBC (12-1) vanquished TRU 3-0
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