T-Birds trounce visiting Huskies in homecoming

UBC’s Shael Noel carries the ball for the Thunderbirds Saturday night at UBC. The T-Birds offence kicked into high gear for Saturday homecoming game as they trounced the visiting University of Saskatchewan Huskies 31-10. QB Michael O’Connor was 26-of-36 for 431 yards and two touchdowns — including one to Trivel Pinto, who had 10 catches for 165 yards — while running back Ben Cummings rushed for 178 yards on 19 carries for the Thunderbirds, who are now 2-1 on the season.