Bermuda’s Lauren Cardwell and her University of Toronto Varsity Blues field hockey team advanced to the Ontario University Athletics [OUA] gold-medal match with a 2–0 victory over the Waterloo Warriors at Alumni Field in Toronto.
The second-seeded Varsity Blues defeated third-seeded Waterloo in Saturday’s [Oct 24] semi-final, scoring twice in the final minute of the third quarter.
Ava Airnes opened the scoring before Imke Arndt doubled Toronto’s lead just 32 seconds later. Airnes registered her third goal in four matches, while Arndt scored her first postseason goal.
Goalkeeper Mary Yang made three saves to keep a clean sheet as Toronto maintained their two-goal advantage through the final quarter.
The Varsity Blues will face hosts York Lions in the championship match today.