The UBC Okanagan men乌鸦传媒檚 soccer squad will close out its Canada West preseason schedule this weekend with a pair of home games.
On Saturday at Nonis Field, Dante Zanatta乌鸦传媒檚 Heat will take on Thompson Rivers University in a 3 p.m. start.
Then on Sunday, UBCO will face a Kelowna Men乌鸦传媒檚 League all-star team, with kick off at 2 p.m.
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The Heat was to have played UNBC last weekend as part of a three-set match in Kamloops, but all of Sunday乌鸦传媒檚 matches at Hillside Stadium were called off due to the poor air quality.
Despite the change in plans, Zanatta, preparing for eighth season at the helm, feels his team has had a good preseason and will continue to prepare for the 2018 Canada West season ahead.
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The Heat have played several scrimmages and in exhibition matches are so far without a win, dropping decisions at Whatcom College (0-2, Aug. 4), at Thompson Rivers (1-2, Aug. 10), and to Langara in Kamloops (0-3, Aug 11).
Zanatta isn乌鸦传媒檛 concerned with the results, saying it was more important to get all his players on the pitch as they fight for a spot in the starting 11 or a spot on the roster.
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The Heat will open the regular season Saturday, Aug. 25 against the Trinity Western Spartans, before hosting the UFV Cascades on Sunday, Aug, 26 at Nonis Field.
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