TORONTO (CIS) – It was the final game in a powder blue uniform for fifth-year defender Alexis Veljacic and the co-captain and University of Victoria Vikes women's field hockey team capped it off with a CIS bronze medal. The Vikes blanked the Guelph Gryphons 6-0 in the bronze-medal game of the 40th CIS-FHC field hockey championship Sunday afternoon at U of T's Back Campus Fields.
 
The Vikes came through with the bronze after they were relegated to the third-place match up based on goal differential. The Thunderbirds advanced the gold-medal game after earning more than four goals in their final preliminary match up, while Victoria capped off their 33^rd national championship appearance with a seventh CIS bronze medal in program history. The Vikes end Guelph's four-year bronze-medal run as the OUA silver medalists drop to 4-4 in the third-place game.
 
First-year forward Stefanie Langkammer of Duncan, B.C., scored two goals, including the game-winner in the second minute of the game, to lead the Vikes to victory. The rookie was named the Vikes' game MVP for her efforts.
 
"It feels awesome," said Langkammer after the game. "Our team was really determined and having no goals against feels really good. Of course we would have preferred to be in the gold medal game, but coming out on a high note feels great."
 
Shortly after Langkammer's opening goal, 2014 CIS All-Canadian Amanda Kurianowicz found the back of the net to give Victoria an early 2-0 lead. Third-year midfielder Mei Lin Cheung added another in the 25^th minute and the Canada West silver medalists took a 3-0 lead entering the half.
 
Langkammer notched her second of the game in the 50^th minute off a corner opportunity. Both Kathleen Leahy and Andrea Jones rounded out the scoring with goals off of penalty corners in the 58^th and 63^rd minutes, respectively.
 
The Gryphons end their eighth-consecutive national championship appearance with a 0-4 record. The Vikes finish with a 2-1-1 record and will celebrate the five-year contributions of senior and defender Veljacic. 

Following the match, UBC earned their fourth-straight CIS national title after beating hosts, Toronto, 2-0. 
 
Victoria Amanda Kurianowicz, Kathleen Leahy and Veljacic were named tournament all-stars, while Toronto's Amanda Woodcroft was named the Championship MVP. Woodcroft was also this year's CIS Player of the Year.
 
Official championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/fh/index

SCORING SUMMARY
UVIC: 3-3: 6
GUE: 0-0: 0
 
First half
UVIC Stefanie Langkammer (1), 2^nd minute
UVIC Amanda Kurianowicz (3), 5^th minute
UVIC Mei Lin Cheung (1), 25^th minute
 
Second half
UVIC Stefanie Lankammer (2), 50^th minute
UVIC Kathleen Leahy (2), 58^th minute
UVIC Andrea Jones (1), 63^rd minute
 
Goaltenders
UVIC: Sheriden Goodmanson (W, 70:00, 0 GA, 2-1-1)
GUE: Morgan Kelley (L, 35:00, 3 GA, 0-3-0)
           Shinai Sorensen (35:00, 3 GA, 0-1-0)
 
Players of the game
UVIC: Stefanie Langkammer (Duncan, B.C.)
GUE: Daniela Jelec (Mississauga, Ont.)
 

CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS

 

Championship MVP: Amanda Woodcroft (Waterloo, Ont.), Toronto

R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Toronto Varsity Blues

Championship All-Stars

Ally Chute (Greenfield Park, Que.), Guelph

Rachel Donohoe (North Vancouver, B.C.), UBC

Hannah Haughn (North Vancouver, B.C.), UBC

Daniela Jelec (Mississauga, Ont.), Guelph

Amanda Kurianowicz (Calgary, Alta.), Victoria

Kathleen Leahy (Victoria, B.C.), Victoria

Alison Lee (Mississauga, Ont.), Toronto

Poonam Sandhu (Vancouver, B.C.), UBC

Alex Thicke (North Vancouver, B.C.), Toronto

Lexi Veljacic (Coquitlam, B.C.), Victoria

Amanda Woodcroft (Waterloo, Ont.), Toronto