VICTORIA – The No. 7-ranked UBC Thunderbirds handed the UVic Vikes their first loss of the season by a score of 3-0 on Saturday afternoon, unleashing three second-half goals in the span of 11 minutes.
The scoreless game was blown wide open in the 75th minute when T-Birds striker
Lisa Furutani scored unassisted, chipping over Vikes' keeper Stephanie Parker.
UBC striker
Janine Frazao struck six minutes later and Furutani added the insurance marker in the 85th minute.
T-Birds 'keeper
Leah Peric recorded the clean sheet while UBC outshot the Victoria 22-5.
The win improves the Thunderbirds record to 5-2-1 on the season. These same two teams will match-up again next weekend, this time at Thunderbird Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00pm on Friday, October 8th.
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