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CISGAME 8 2009 CIS womens field hockey championship Reigning champion Vikes out of gold medal contention Recap BoxscoreGAME 8 2009 CIS womens field hockey championship Reigning champion Vikes out of gold medal contentionBy UVic sports information officeVICTORIA (CIS) The tournament host Victoria Vikes will not get a chance to defend their CIS womens field hockey title on Sunday after being stunned by a pair of Alberta goals in the final five minutes of play en route to a 21 loss in their fourth and final roundrobin duel Saturday morningIt was the first loss of the weekend for the No 3seeded Vikes who end the preliminary round with a 112 record and five pointsThe No 5 Pandas avenged a 21 loss to Victoria in last years CIS final with goals in 65th and 68th minutes and hold a 120 mark for three points after three matches Alberta would earn a return trip to the championship game with a win over topranked Guelph (111) in their roundrobin finale Saturday at 4 pm Pacific TimeThe No 2 UBC Thunderbirds (201) who share the alltime record of 11 McCrae Cup triumphs with Victoria have already secured the first spot in Sundays 1 pm finalCanada West player of the year Jackie Trautman scored the equalizer for Alberta on a penalty stroke with just five minutes remaining in regulation Alberta was awarded the penalty stroke after a Vikes defender used her body to prevent the ball from entering the netSecondteam allCanadian Bunny Hughes put the Pandas ahead just three minutes later scoring on a penalty cornerIt was our first points of the tournament and we still have a chance to get into that goldmedal game said Hughes a senior forward from Victoria Our whole team played phenomenal we came together and its a perfect day for us when everyone shows up everyones in it everyones working together and supporting each otherVikes senior forward Natalie Wise gave the home side an early advantage scoring in the fifth minute Victoria generated early offensive pressure that produced a penalty corner opportunity which Wise buried for her second goal in as many gamesPandas gameMVP honours went to fourthyear defender Jennifer Peacock of Calgary Victorias player of the game was Surrey BC native Sumeet Aujla a fifthyear defenderSCORING SUMMARYALB 02 2VIC 10 1First half5th VIC Natalie Wise (2)Second half65th ALB Jacqueline Trautman (1)68th ALB Bunny Hughes (1)GoaltendersALB Tory Spencer (W 7000 1 GA 220)VIC Kaitlyn Williams (L 7000 2 GA 112)Players of the gameALB Jennifer Peacock (Calgary Alta)VIC Sumeet Aujla (Surrey BC)CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING STANDINGS & SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL PACIFIC)Seeding1 Guelph Gryphons (OUA champions)2 UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champions)3 Victoria Vikes (second...