Victoria, BC - A look ahead to all the Vikes action taking place this week.
 
Women's Basketball
Thursday, October 15 – Sunday, October 18
UVic Invitational Preseason Tournament
 
Vikes Tournament Schedule:

• Oct. 16 vs. Regina at 6 p.m.
• Oct. 17 vs. Saskatchewan at 5 p.m.
• Oct. 18 vs. Calgary at 1 p.m.

 
Women's Rugby (4-0)
Saturday, October 17 at 1 p.m.
Vikes travel to Vancouver to take on the UBC Thunderbirds in their regular-season finale.
 
Recap of Previous Game:

• The Vikes continued their dominant season with a 67-7 victory over Calgary Dinos in the annual Jenny Vincent Memorial Game, improving to a perfect 4-0 on the season.
• After Calgary briefly tied the match at 7-7, Victoria took complete control, closing the first half on a 36-0 run to build a commanding 41-7 lead at the break. Sasha McKee, Piper Walsh, Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt, Kendra Cousineau, Marin O'Regan, and Maggie MacKinnon all crossed the try line during the opening-half surge.
• The Vikes kept their foot on the gas after halftime as Ivy Poetker, Remee Brown, and ShonDreya Smardon added tries. Brown finished with a team-high 14 points, scoring two tries and converting both.
• Victoria's attack was firing on all cylinders, producing 10 tries from nine different players while holding Calgary scoreless over the final 70 minutes of play.
• The 67-point outburst marked the Vikes' highest offensive output of the season and the second time this year they have surpassed the 60-point mark.

 
UBC Matchup Preview:

• The Vikes head into their regular-season finale riding plenty of momentum after a dominant 67-7 victory over UBC Calgary, their highest-scoring performance of the season. Victoria remains perfect at 4-0 and has surpassed 60 points twice this year.
• Standing in their way is longtime rival UBC, a matchup that has become one of the premier fixtures in Canada West women's rugby. The Vikes hold a slight 35-31-1 edge in the all-time series, while the last 10 meetings have been split evenly at 5-5.
• Victoria enters the contest having won the last two meetings, including a convincing 43-25 victory over the Thunderbirds earlier this season and a 26-5 win in Vancouver during the spring.
• The Vikes have bounced back impressively after last season's six-game losing streak against UBC, winning five of their last eight meetings with the Thunderbirds and re-establishing themselves among the conference's elite programs.

 
Men's Basketball
Thursday, October 15 - Saturday, October 16
Don McCrae Naismith Classic hosted by the University of Waterloo.
 
Vikes Tournament Schedule:

• Oct. 15 vs. McMaster at 11 a.m.
• Oct. 16 vs. Windsor at 11 a.m.
• Oct. 17 vs. Waterloo at 2 p.m.

 
Women's Soccer (1-3-6)
Friday, October 16 at 5 p.m. & Saturday, October 17 at 5 p.m.
Vikes will host the UNBC Timberwolves (0-10-0) and UBCO Heat (2-6-2) in their last home games of the season.
 
Recap of Previous Game:

• The Vikes continued their push for a Canada West playoff spot last weekend, earning a scoreless draw against Fraser Valley Cascades before falling 2-0 to undefeated UBC Thunderbirds.
• Victoria controlled much of Friday's match against Fraser Valley, outshooting the Cascades 10-6 and holding a 6-1 advantage in shots on goal. Brianne McLeish, Scarlett McNeely, and Anika Black all created quality chances, while Stefanie Mocnik recorded the clean sheet.
• The Vikes carried that defensive momentum into Sunday's matchup with UBC, holding the conference leaders to a one-goal advantage at halftime. Mocnik made three first-half saves, while Claire Nicholas and Hannah Harper each generated dangerous second-half chances as Victoria pushed for an equalizer.
• Despite the loss, the Vikes have earned points in three of their last five matches and remain within striking distance of a playoff position entering the final four games of the regular season.

 
UNBC Matchup Preview:

• The Vikes return home this weekend looking to strengthen their push for a Canada West playoff berth after earning a draw against Fraser Valley Cascades and battling undefeated UBC Thunderbirds in a hard-fought 2-0 defeat.
• Victoria has historically dominated the series against UNBC, posting a 15-0-2 all-time record and going unbeaten in all 17 meetings between the programs.
• The Vikes have won eight of the last 10 matchups against the Timberwolves and are coming off a 4-1 victory in the most recent meeting last season.
• Home field has been particularly kind to Victoria in this matchup, with the Vikes owning a 9-0-1 record against UNBC at Centennial Stadium.

 
UBCO Matchup Preview:

• The Vikes wrap up the home portion of their regular season against UBC Okanagan, a team they defeated 1-0 earlier this month for their first victory of the season.
• The two sides have played three times already in the past 13 months, with Victoria earning a 1-0 win and a 0-0 draw this season after dropping a narrow 2-1 result in 2025.
• While the Vikes hold an 8-4-5 advantage in the all-time series, recent meetings have been tightly contested. Five of the last 10 matchups have ended in draws, and six of the last seven meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer.
• Victoria will be looking to build on its recent defensive success against the Heat. The Vikes have not conceded a goal to UBCO in their last two meetings and held the Heat scoreless across 180 minutes earlier this season.

 
Men's Soccer (5-4-2)
Friday, October 16 at 7:15 p.m. & Saturday, October 17 at 7:15 p.m.
Vikes will host the UNBC Timberwolves (2-4-6) and UBCO Heat (0-11) in their last home games of the season.
 
Recap of Previous Game:

• The Vikes earned a valuable point against Fraser Valley before giving undefeated UBC everything it could handle in a narrow 2-1 defeat, finishing the weekend with a 5-4-3 record.
• Rees Goertzen scored his first goal of the season in Friday's 1-1 draw with the Cascades, while Callum Weir made several key saves, including a late diving stop to preserve the result.
• On Sunday, Jack Napier-Ganley found the equalizer against the top-ranked Thunderbirds, and the Vikes continued to push after halftime, ultimately outshooting UBC 12-5 and holding a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal.
• Victoria showed it can compete with the conference's best, earning a draw and a one-goal loss against UBC this season while extending its streak to points in four of its last five matches heading into this weekend's road trip to UNBC and UBC Okanagan.

 
UNBC Matchup Preview:

• Victoria has historically had success against UNBC, owning a 16-6-4 record and a 5-2-3 mark over the last 10 meetings.
• The Vikes went unbeaten against the Timberwolves last season, earning a 3-1 victory and a 1-1 draw. Victoria is also unbeaten in its last four meetings with UNBC, posting a 3-0-1 record over that stretch.
• The series includes one of the most dominant performances in program history, an 8-0 Victoria victory in 2012. That mark stood as the program record until it was matched earlier this season against MacEwan.
• With the Vikes currently occupying a playoff position, Friday's matchup presents an opportunity to collect valuable points against a team below them in the standings.

 
UBCO Matchup Preview:

• Victoria closes the weekend against a familiar opponent in UBC Okanagan, a team the Vikes defeated 4-0 in Kelowna earlier this season.
• The Vikes have dominated the recent history of the matchup, winning eight straight meetings while posting a 14-5-1 all-time record against the Heat.
• Victoria has outscored UBCO 21-3 during its current eight-game winning streak and has posted multiple shutout victories, including 4-0 wins in 2024 and 2026 and a 3-0 result last season.

 
Golf
Saturday, October 17 – Sunday, October 18
BC Match Play Series #1 against UBC Okanagan
 
Last Tournament Recap:

• The Vikes delivered one of their strongest performances of the season at the Canada West Championship, earning bronze medals in both the men's and women's team competitions while placing two golfers on the individual podium.
• Owen Croft led the men's squad with a sensational tournament, finishing as the Canada West silver medalist at five-under par. His second-round 66 was one of the championship's best rounds and vaulted him into contention for the individual title.
• Cindy Koira continued her standout season on the women's side, capturing bronze after rounds of 74 and 75. Both Croft and Koira earned Canada West First Team All-Star honours.
• The men's team climbed the leaderboard through a strong second round, securing bronze at +14. Solomon Decksheimer and Parker Riou also posted top-16 finishes to bolster the team result.
• The women's team matched the men's success with a bronze-medal finish of its own. Behind Koira's podium performance, Brynne Davies and Antonia Ho each finished tied for 12th.

 
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