The UBC Thunderbirds (1-0-1) are tied at the top of the table through two round robin games at the U SPORTS Championship, after defeating the host Waterloo Warriors (1-1-0) 2-1 at Warrior Field on Friday evening.

The T-Birds overcame an early deficit to spoil the evening for the home crowd, with Riley Brown and Sydney Le each scoring in the second half to power the come-from-behind win.

Sierra Blackburn gave the Warriors the early lead, but a one-goal advantage was far from safe against the powerhouse UBC Thunderbirds.

Both teams battled through the mid-section of the game, poking and prodding into other's zones. UBC ran well with the ball while Waterloo countered with connected passes up the field.

It wasn't until the second half that UBC broke the seal. Captain Riley Brown got the 'Birds on the board in the 34th and Sydney Le added a marker just seven minutes later.

Le's 41st minute goal was the decider in this one and she said the team played well from behind early again tonight, and battled to get back the advantage.

"We trust each other, we trust the hockey that we play, [being down] doesn't change what we do, we play our game and it all works out," Le said. She added that it's been nine years since UBC traveled for the U SPORTS championships and the first time in the current model.

"It's been a great experience so far…it's been great playing different teams and trying out new turf that challenges our skills. It's a great competition, it's been awesome," she said. "We're ready for anything, we're looking forward to playing and hopefully getting into that [gold] medal match."

With the win, UBC is in great shape to secure a spot in the gold medal match on Sunday. A victory in their round robin finale against UPEI on Saturday would guarantee them a spot, as they take on a Panthers team that lost each of its first two round robin games by four goals each. That game is set to start 2:30 p.m. (PCT).