UVic Vikes teams compete in three national finals, and win two

Women rowers, field hockey team win Canadian titles

As the late Meat Loaf sang, two out of three ain’t bad. Especially when it comes to national championships. University of Victoria teams won two Canadian crowns Sunday and just missed claiming a third.

“I have a lot of pride for the Vikes. It’s a full team effort. Every place matters, and they really made them count,” ­Gumley said in a statement.FIELD HOCKEY: UVic won its sixth consecutive U Sports women’s field hockey championship with a 1-0 victory over York in the national final in Toronto. Fifth-year forward Anni Kleinschmidt from Hamburg, Germany, scored on a penalty stroke, awarded just two minutes into the game, and which held up as the winner.

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