The UBC Thunderbirds defeated the tournament host Victoria Vikes 3-2 in a shootout (3-1 SO) in the gold-medal final of the CIS-FHC women's field hockey championship, Sunday afternoon.
The tournament host University of Victoria Vikes booked their ticket for the gold-medal final of the CIS-FHC women's field hockey championship thanks to a 1-1 draw against the Guelph Gryphons.
Fourth-year midfielder Hannah Haughn scored the game-winning goal as UBC upset the tournament host Victoria Vikes 2-1 in the third preliminary match of the CIS-FHC women’s field hockey championship
The Guelph Gryphons dropped the four-time defending national champions UBC Thunderbirds 2-1 in the round-robin opener of the 2015 CIS-FHC women's field hockey championship Thursday.
The Victoria Vikes women's field hockey team had their home turf tip in their favour Thursday, downing the Toronto Varsity Blues 4-1 at the CIS-FHC championship hosted in Victoria.
The seeding and schedule were announced on Sunday for the 41st Canadian Interuniversity Sport – Field Hockey Canada women’s championship, which gets under way later this week in Victoria.
Following the final regular season games of 2015, the Canada West announced the women’s field hockey awards, which were highlighted by fourth-year UBC midfielder Hannah Haughn being named Player of the Year. The Victoria Vikes were also crowned the Canada West champions for the 17th time in the program’s history.
The Victoria Vikes clinched the Canada West women’s field hockey title today with a 1-0 shutout of the UBC Thunderbirds Saturday at Wright Field in Vancouver.
Mount Royal midfielder Drake Rendle is the Canada West Male First Star of the Week and Calgary back row Natasha Loucks is the Female First Star of the Week.
Talk about a tale of two halves.
Free safety Taylor Loffler's (Kelowna, B.C.) last-minute interception assured a happy homecoming for the UBC football team, as the Thunderbirds fended off a furious second-half comeback from the Regina Rams, and came away with a hard-fought 27-20 victory.