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CIS Universities
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University of British Columbia
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 The University of
British Columbia
Welcome to Field Hockey BC's guide to post-secondary education for field hockey players.
The UBC Thunderbirds Woman's Field Hockey team capped off an undefeated 2009 CIS Championship with a near perfect performance in the gold medal final, beating conference rivals Alberta 6-0 for their record 12th McCrae Cup. They finished the tournament with a 4-0-1 record and reclaimed top spot in Canadian University field hockey lore.
It was UBC's first title since 2006 after they finished fourth in 2007 and third at last year's tournament in Victoria.
The head coach for 15 seasons, Hash Kanjee has twice been named the CIS Coach of the Year. Hash began coaching in 1987 for the BC Provincial U21 Men's Squad. He coached the Men's National Senior Squad from 1989-1991 and was the head coach for the Women's Junior National Team in 2003.
Several Thunderbirds have been recognized in the past few years, Abigail Raye was named the 2009 Canada West Rookie of the Year. Championship MVPs include Jessie Denys in 2005 and 2006, Tiffany Michaluk in 2004, and Stephanie Jameson in 2002. Liz Hoffman Award winners include Christine De Pape in 2006 and Stephanie Jameson in 2004.
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University of British Columbia - Athletics
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Five hundred of Canada's most dedicated and successful student-athletes compete as UBC Thunderbirds for 28 teams in 16 diverse sports. UBC has won more national championships in the last decade than any other Canadian university. The Men's and Women's swimming teams have a record setting 10 and 11 consecutive CIS Championship titles, and UBC’s athletic success is by no means limited to the pool. The Thunderbird basketball, volleyball and soccer teams consistently rank among the nation’s top five, while UBC’s field hockey, rowing and golf programs have recently brought home national banners. UBC is also home to the only university baseball program in Canada, and its list of Major League Baseball draft picks includes Colorado’s Jeff Francis, who was selected ninth overall in 2002.
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University of British Columbia - Education
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The University of British Columbia has earned a reputation for excellence since its first day of lectures in 1915. With 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students, UBC consistently ranks as one of the world's great public universities. UBC was recently ranked 35th in the world by the 2008 Academic Ranking of World Universities, and for the past five years UBC has been among the top 40 institutes in the world as ranked by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Indicators used in the surveys include number of Nobel laureates, number of highly cited researchers, number of articles published in Nature and Science, number of articles cited in the Science Citation Index, and academic performance per faculty.
UBC's main campus is situated on the Point Grey peninsula in Vancouver, British Columbia. Students can enjoy the Pacific Ocean and the view of the North Shore mountains is stunning. Home to the 2010 Olympic Games, Vancouver is widely considered one of the most beautiful cities in North America.
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T-Birds Close Season with 1-0 Win, Raye Named CW Rookie of the Year
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T-Birds Close Season with 1-0 Win, Raye Named CW Rookie of the Year
League leading scorer Elise Milosevich potted her eleventh of the season to give her UBC Thunderbirds a 1-0 win over the UVic Vikes women's field hockey team in the regular season finale.
With the weekend sweep, UBC also beat Victoria 4-2 on Saturday, the T-Birds finished atop the Canada West standings at 10-2-0 to win their seventh straight conference banner.
The Vikes got off to a quick offensive start with shots off the posts but were unable to capitalize on chances in front of T-Bird rookie keeper Dina Bulfone.
Bulfone stood tall in net for the T-Birds stopping all shots she faced. Her counterpart, Vikes keeper Kaitlyn Williams, made some key saves but was unable to turn away Milosevich's eventual game winner in the 43rd minute.
After the game, the Canada West announced the conference All-Stars and Award winners with four T-Birds being recognized for their outstanding play.
Headlining this group was freshman standout Abigail Raye who named the Canada West Rookie of the Year and an all-star.
Raye, a member of Team Canada, has earned 13 caps for the national side since joining the squad in 2008 after getting her Canadian citizenship. Born in Epsom, Surrey, England, Raye moved to Canada almost four years ago and was named Kelowna Secondary's Female Athlete of the Year before coming to UBC.
Raye had two goals in her first CIS season and played almost every position on the pitch this season for UBC, showcasing her versatility and talent.
"She was actually one of three people that I considered for the rookie award from our squad this year alongside Poonam Sandhu and Miranda Mann, both of whom had absolutely outstanding campaigns. I put Abby at the top of list because when she has the ball, she just seems to get positive results," said long-time UBC head coach Hash Kanjee. "She has great speed and smarts on the field and she is playing in a position that adds an additional thrust to our offence. With her speed, she has really been a difference maker for us this season even though she was slowed a bit by injury earlier in the year."
Joining Raye on the All-Star squad were Milosevich and midfield standouts Robyn Pendleton and Kristyn Harrington. UBC led the way on the all-star squad with their four selection with Victoria and Alberta each earning three and Calgary one.
Alberta's Jackie Trautman was named the CW Player of the Year while fellow Panda Jennifer Foster is the conference's nominee for the CIS Gail Wilson Outstanding Contributor Award. Calgary's Jenn Swagar earned Coach of the Year honours.
UBC is off next weekend before heading back to Victoria for the CIS Championship scheduled for November 5-8.
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