The Matchups:
UNBC vs. TRU (Friday, August 22, at 8:00 pm)
UNBC vs. TRU (Sunday, August 24, at 2;30 pm)

TRU WolfPack
 
2024 Record: 2-12-2 (T-6th in Pacific Division)
2024 Goals For: 13 (9^th in Canada West)
2024 Goals Against: 43 (13th in Canada West)
2024 Goals Leader: Abdel Coulibaly (3)
2024 Assists Leader: Ranjeet Brar, Abdel Coulibaly (2)
2024 Points Leader: Abdel Coulibaly (5)
2024 Saves Leader: Luca Ortu (36)
 
Player to Watch: Abdel Coulibaly

Midfielder Abdel Coulibaly is set to begin his second season in Canada West. The product of Côte d'Ivoire fast became one of John Antulov's most reliable offensive weapons in 2024, and a now having a full year of familiarity under his belt should help him reach even greater heights in 2025. Two of Coulibaly's three goals last season came on October 19 at home against UNBC, so we'll see if that recent success can translate into a strong debut in 2025.

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UNBC Timberwolves

2024 Record: 2-12-2 (T-6th in Pacific Division)
2024 Goals For: 4 (Tied for 14^th in Canada West)
2024 Goals Against: 14 (Tied for 12^th in Canada West)
2024 Goals Leader: Connor Lewis (4) 
2024 Assists Leader: Isaac Tate, Hagon Kim (4) 
2024 Points Leader: Isaac Tate (6) 
Saves Leader: Logan Pierce (94)
 
Player to Watch: Isaac Tate
 
During his first two seasons at UNBC, Victoria's Isaac Tate has already made his mark as one of the most skilled, shiftiest players to ever represent the Green and Gold. But now even more will be expected of the third-year midfielder as he and his teammates look to climb the Canada West table in 2025. Every time Tate touches the ball there's the potential for something extraordinary to happen, and a big weekend from Tate would go a long way in providing a positive jolt of confidence to Steve Simonson's crew at the start of the 2025 season.
 
Milestone Watch:

• Charlie Stewart is two games shy of 40 for his Canada West career.
• Hagon Kim is two games of shy of 30 for his Canada West career.
• Logan Pierce needs just six saves to reach 100 for his Canada West career.
• Isaac Tate sits three assists shy of 10, and seven assists shy of matching Tofa Fakunle's program record of 14.