Thunderbirds shoot for national glory beginning this Thursday in Quebec

QUEBEC CITY – While Saturday’s loss to Calgary in the Canada West Final certainly stung, the Thunderbirds weren’t left with much time to sit with the result. The very next morning the bracket for the 2026 U SPORTS Women’s Basketball Final 8 was announced, and the T-Birds now need to go from playing for a conference championship at home to a national quarterfinal in Quebec within just five days. “You have to really lean into what you do well as a team and focus a little more on that, because you don’t have the same amount of prep,” said UBC…