The UBC Thunderbirds (2-0-1) defeated the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers (0-3-0) by a score of 4-0 on Saturday, to secure their spot in the U SPORTS Championship Gold Medal Game. The T-Birds finished atop the table at the end of round robin portion at the four-team tournament, and will take on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues (1-0-2) for the national title on Sunday, who they tied 1-1 in their round robin opener.

The 'Birds had all but certainly secured their spot in the gold medal game before taking the pitch against the Panthers, but UBC left nothing to chance with the emphatic victory. Four different Thunderbirds scored goals, two in each half, while Pascale Pottier and Robyn Goh split the duties in goal during the shutout victory.

UPEI defended well early, holding the T-Birds off the board for the first 20 minutes of play. Both teams strung together nice passing plays, see-sawing in the second quarter.

The Thunderbirds upped their aggression in the second quarter, and were rewarded in the 21st minute when U SPORTS Rookie of the Year Mackenna Brown opened the scoring. Then, on UBC's second penalty corner of the half, Sukhman Hundal blasted a goal past UPEI keeper Bria Matthews, making it 2-0 heading into the second half.

The 'Birds poured on the pressure after half-time, as UBC earned corner after corner and kept UPEI under serious duress. The blue and gold added two second-half markers from Puneet Litt and Sydney Le, completing the victory and finishing pool play undefeated with two wins and a draw.

The medal games are rematches of the first day of the event, with UPEI and Waterloo facing off at 10:00 a.m. (PCT) for bronze in front of the home Warriors crowd, followed by UBC and Toronto playing for gold at 12:30 PM (PCT). Watch all the action on CBC Gem and CBC Sports YouTube.