KELOWNA, B.C. -  The UBC Okanagan Heat men's soccer team suffered their second loss of the weekend on Saturday evening as the dropped a 2-0 decision to the U SPORTS No. 2-ranked UBC Thunderbirds at Nonis Sports Field.
 
The Thunderbirds jumped on the Heat quickly in the opening half as they controlled the play, putting up 16 shots in the half.
 
Heat keeper Ronan Woodroffe of Toronto, would make five saves in the opening 45 minutes but would be beaten twice by Luke Norman of Vancouver, who scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season to stake the visitors to a 2-0 lead.
 
The second half was much more balanced as the Heat found their footing in the contest. Shots slightly favoured the Thunderbirds 6-5 as UBCO pushed to get back into the match. Forward Oliver Deveau of Vancouver, would have the best chances to find the back of the net for the Heat midway through the half, but he was unable to find the target.
 
Woodroffe would finish the match with eight saves, giving him 64 on the season, the second-most in the conference this year.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
D Ian Klumpen – UBCO
The second-year defender from Austin, Texas was solid along the backline for the Heat as UBCO held the high-flying Thunderbirds to just two goals.
 
MF Luke Norman – UBC
The second-year midfielder moved into fourth in the conference in goal scoring this season with a pair of tallies.
 
WHERE THEY STAND
With the loss, the Heat (2-6-3) fall five points behind the Trinity Western Spartans for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Pacific division. As for UBC, their impressive season continues as they remain undefeated at 7-0-2 on the year.
 
UP NEXT
The Heat hit the road as they travel down to Langley, B.C., to take on the Trinity Western Spartans on Friday, October 4. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. and the game can be seen live on CanadaWest.tv.