Buttress lifts Vikes over Pandas

VICTORIA – The UVic Vikes women’s field hockey team capped off the weekend series against the visiting Alberta Pandas with a 1-0 victory Sunday morning.

The Vikes maintained good pressure and ball possession throughout the game but only managed to put one goal past Alberta’s solid defense and Pandas ‘keeper Tory Spencer.

Vikes’, third year forward, Angela Buttress hammered home the game-winner off some pretty passing in the Pandas ‘d’ that started from a penalty corner.

The Pandas managed only one goal past the Vikes defense this weekend, with Katie Tittler and Perri Espeseth quarterbacking the back end; Vikes coach Lynne Beecroft was pleased with the improvements from last year.

“[Tittler and Espeseth] are balanced, helping one another out, and they’re communicating well. They just have great composure this year.”

The Vikes are now 3-2-3 on the season and sit in second place in the Canada West Standings.

The Vikes will travel to Calgary next weekend to take on the Dinos for a double header on Saturday and Sunday. Both games will start at 1pm.

Source:

Victoria Sports Info