The University of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 field hockey team will try to complete the three-peat at nationals this weekend.
The back-to-back U Sports champion Vikes will have to win a best-of-three series against the University of Toronto over the Nov. 12 to 14 weekend if they want to remain the top team in Canada.
ItB次元官网网址檒l be familiar territory for Victoria after competing in five national finals in the last six years, while Toronto makes its first championship appearance since 2010.
Both the Vikes (7-0-1) and Varsity Blues (8-0-2) enter the weekend series with undefeated records. VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 lone tie of the season came during the Canada West tournament, where they claimed their third-straight Western Canada title.
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Anna Mollenhauer, Chloe Langkammer, Libby Hogg and Robin Fleming all earned conference All-Star nods for the Vikes. Mollenhauer B次元官网网址� MVP of the 2019 nationals B次元官网网址� was also the Canada West player of the year, while Langkammer claimed rookie of the year honours after leading the Vikes in scoring this season.
Fleming, VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 goalkeeper, posted a 0.38 goals-against average after only allowing three goals all season. The Vikes have outscored their opponents 32-3 in 2021.
Victoria won the 2018 and 2019 national championships, with the 2020 contest cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vikes also won in back-to-back years twice in the B次元官网网址�90s, but have never completed the three-peat.
Game one of the U Sports championship series kicks off at 3 p.m. Pacific time on Friday in Toronto.
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