The Concordia University Stingers have won the 2024 USport Women's Hockey Championship from Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On Sunday, the Stingers defeated the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 in the championship final.
Rosalie Begin-Cyr of St-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec led the Stingers with two points. He scored one goal and one assist. The Stingers' other two scorers were Emilie Lussier of Ste-Martine, Quebec and Jessymaude Drapeau of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec.
The gold medal match was a complete performance for the Stingers. The only goal the Varsity Blues scored came with 47 seconds remaining in the third period, with the game out of reach.
The Stingers were the number one seed in the tournament. They defeated the host team, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 4-0 in the quarterfinals, and then the University of Waterloo Warriors 3-1 in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, the Varsity Blues were tested more ahead of the final than the Stingers. The reason is, they beat the University of New Brunswick Reds in the quarterfinals and the University of Montreal Carabins in the semifinals with an identical score of 2-1. The Varsity Blues' victory over the Carabins occurred on penalties.
This is the fourth Canadian University Women's Hockey Championship for the Stingers. They previously won in 1998, 1999 and 2022.
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