Cardwell & Toronto Earn Win And Draw
Bermudian Lauren Cardwell’s University of Toronto Varsity Blues field hockey team opened their U SPORTS national championship campaign with a draw and a victory in Waterloo, Ontario.
Toronto drew 1–1 with the UBC Thunderbirds at Warrior Field on Thursday [November 5], before defeating the UPEI Panthers 5–1 on Friday [November 6].
Against UBC, Vanessa Marques put Toronto ahead from a penalty stroke, with Amy Stelling equalising four minutes later. Neither side scored again, and Toronto’s Maggie Mullins was named player of the match.
The Varsity Blues then recorded their first win of the tournament against UPEI. Ava Airnes scored twice, while Marques, Allie Lavis and Olivia Thompson added a goal each.
The results left Toronto with one win and one draw from their opening two round-robin matches.
