UBC Win Seventh-Straight National Championship
Congratulations to the University of British Columbia Women's Field Hockey team on winning the 2017 U Sports National Championship. This is the 7th Straight McCrae Cup win for the Thunderbird program.
UBC played the OUA Champions, York University Lions in a best-of-three series at UBC's Wright Field. The Thunderbirds beat the Lions 2-0 in two straight games to win the Championship.
Sarah Keglowitsch (UBC, Shawnigan Lake) was named the Championship MVP.
U Sports Awards were handed out before the Championship began. Lindsay Cole (UVic, Victoria) won the Gail Wilson Award for Student-Athlete Community Service. Three BC Players were also named to the U Sports All-Canadian team:
Sarah Keglowitsch (UBC, Shawnigan Lake)
Rachel Spouge (U of T, West Vancouver)
Sabrina Wong (U of C, West Vancouver)
Read more about the U Sports Awards on the U Sports website.
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UBC Thunderbirds - 2017 U Sports Champions |
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