The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds have won the gold medal at the 2026 Canadian USport Women’s Field Hockey Championships in Waterloo, Ontario. On Sunday, the Thunderbirds defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues by score of 2-1 in the championship game. This was the 20th McCrae Cup for the Thunderbirds. UBC holds the record for the most Canadian women’s field hockey university championships.
The Thunderbirds got goals from Kenzie Girgis of Ottawa, Ontario and Amy Stelling of Vancouver, British Columbia in the championship game. Girgis and Stelling are both midfielders and Girgis was the team captain. Girgis opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Stelling scored the game-winning goal in the 51st minute.
UBC finished the tournament with a record of three wins and one draw. In round robin play, they had a record of two wins and one draw. They defeated the University of Waterloo Warriors 2-1 and the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers 4-0, and tied the Varsity Blues at one goal apiece. Stelling scored two field goals for the Thunderbirds against the Varsity Blues in the tournament. Riley Brown of North Vancouver, British Columbia and Sydney Le of North Vancouver scored for the Thunderbirds against the Warriors. The four Thunderbirds who scored against the Panthers were Le, Mackenna Brown of Vancouver, defender Sukhman Hundal of Surrey, British Columbia and Puneet Litt of Chilliwack, British Columbia.
