As the University of Victoria Vikes jubilantly lifted aloft the U Sports women’s field-hockey championship trophy, one of the players shouted: “Don’t drop it.
Little chance of that, as the Vikes won their fourth consecutive national championship and 15th overall in head coach Lynne Beecroft’s lauded 39-year career.
“This never gets old,” said Beecroft, the former Vikes player and Olympian, who is retiring after nearly four decades on the UVic bench.The Vikes’ standout attacking defender Anna Mollenhauer stretches the field like few in the sport. “This one is special, and one I will remember for sure, because it was on home turf and my last game as a Vike,” said Mollenhauer, the first performer to be named U Sports player of the year three times in her career.
Mollenhauer, who also tallied Friday, scored one of UVic’s goals, with Cara Butler getting the other on Saturday. Lexi Hannah replied for York. Judy Cristante was named player of the game for UVic and Frances St. Louis for York.
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