Files from UVIC Sports InformationVICTORIA – The University of Victoria Vikes women's field hockey team ended the UBC Thunderbirds 13-game win streak by outlasting the visitors 3-2 Sunday.
Vikes CIS All-Canadian, Perri Espeseth, scored a pair in the first half in the 12th and 32nd minutes against the reigning CIS champs Sunday morning.
Vikes third year, Dani Hennig, opened the second half by hammering in the third goal of the game to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
The T-Birds finally managed to solve Vikes 'keeper Kaitlyn Williams in the 57th minute as Team Canada member
Miranda Mann scored off a penalty corner. T-Birds striker
Victoria Pearson also found the back of the net off a penalty corner in the 65th minute.
Sunday's match-up was the first time UVic beat UBC dating back to November 2008.
UBC (2-1-1) opens their home schedule next weekend with a pair of games against Alberta at Wright Field.
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