Tag: Isabel Ormond

After a torn PCL and a fractured left foot hampered her freshman year, UBC's Mona Berlitz has been in attack mode for the Thunderbirds. (Photo by Jacob Mallari property of UBC athletics 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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A little left, a little right… OK, perfect! UBC’s Mona Berlitz finds her true basketball centre in the presence of team! Her journey from Germany to Vancouver now pointed at run to Final 8 national spoils!

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VANCOUVER — When it comes to conversing, German is always going to be her native language.Yet there’s two others that UBC Thunderbirds’ 6-foot third-year forward Mona Berlitz seems to be able to speak with equal fluency.One is the English language and the other is the language of basketball.Put them all together and nothing gets lost […]

UBC's pure freshman guard Keira Daly (left) has been a huge addition to the Thunderbirds' already talented backcourt rotation. (Photo by Richard Lam property of UBC athletics 2024. All Rights Reserved)
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With its first national ranking in six years, No. 3 UBC women host arch-rival Victoria in rematch of last season’s Vikes’ playoff win! Newcomers set to bolster Thunderbirds’ deep roster!

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VANCOUVER — Last season, during her debut at the helm of UBC Thunderbirds’ women’s basketball program, Isabel Ormond took what can only be described as an impressive first trip around the block with her young charges.It was one of those journeys where everything they encountered — both good and bad — was grist for the […]