Toronto, Ont. – The University of Victoria field hockey team dropped its first contest of the U SPORTS championships to the University of Toronto by way of shootout, 2-1, Nov. 12.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
20th Minute – UVic 1, Toronto 0

• Striking first in the second quarter, Anna Mollenhauer fired the ball to the back of the net for Vikes advantage on a penalty corner.

44th Minute – UVic 1, Toronto 1

• With the clock winding down in the final minutes of the third quarter, Toronto would tie the game with a corner of their own. The score would hold for the final quarter of play, sending the game to a shootout.

Shootout
Cara Butler – x / Toronto Good – 0-1
Stefanie Sajko – x / Toronto x – 0-1
Mollenhauer Good / Toronto Good – 1-2
Erin Dawson Good / Toronto x – 2-2
Nora Struchtrup x / Toronto Good – 2-3
 
WORTH NOTING

• Robin Fleming made four saves in the first game of the U SPORTS championships.
• The Vikes tallied three shots on the day, two of which were on target, while Toronto finished with six total shots, five of which were on goal.
• The Varsity Blues earned the first corner of the game, but the Vikes were able to thwart the attack in the first quarter. UVic was also able to stop four-of-five corner attempts by Toronto.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH LYNNE BEECROFT
"The game was really a tale of two halves," began Head Coach Lynne Beecroft. "We had the first half, and then the they had the second half. Tomorrow is a new game and we'll just need to be in the moment each time you receive a pass. We haven't been behind this year so there is a little adversity but it is a very resilient group and I know they will want to come out tomorrow, give their best performance and make sure that we extend it to Sunday."

UP NEXT
A best-of-three series, the Vikes look to tie it up tomorrow, Nov. 13, at 12 p.m. PT.