Vancouver B.C. – The University of Victoria women's field hockey team play the University of British Columbia to a 1-1 tie, Sep. 20 at Wright Field.
UBC opened the scoring
- UBC struck first in this game between conference rivals as the Thunderbirds fired a shot through defensive traffic finding the back of the net.
Vikes evened it 1-1
- Vikes turned up the heat offensively earning a penalty corner. On a deflected ball, Molly Harris used her hand-eye coordination to bat the ball out of the air and into the net, tying the game at 1 each.
Chace and a defensive stand keep the game tied
- UBC tested Anais Chace with multiple set plays but her solid play kept the game deadlocked.
Vikes come out on top in a bonus shootout
- UBC scored on their first attempt but were unable to add another.
- Julia Boraston and Ava Winter scored on their attempts winning the bonus shootout for the Vikes.
Notables
- With the tie, the Vikes and Thunderbirds both to move 2-0-1 on the season.
- In their last 5 matchups, these two squads have played to three ties.
Both teams will meet in a rematch, 11 a.m. Sunday, Sep. 21 at Wright Field. Another pivotal match up for two teams battling to break their tie for first in the Canada West standings.
