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CISGAME 7 2009 CIS womens field hockey championship Vikes move closer to return trip to final Recap BoxscoreGAME 7 2009 CIS womens field hockey championship Vikes move closer to return trip to finalBy UVic sports information officeVICTORIA (CIS) The tournament host and defending champion Victoria Vikes moved one step closer to a repeat appearance in the CIS womens field hockey goldmedal final after playing the topseeded Guelph Gryphons to a 11 draw Friday afternoon in the final roundrobin game of the second day of competitionThe undefeated No 3ranked Vikes show a 102 record for five points with one preliminary round match remaining and could clinch their 21st appearance in the title game since the inaugural CIS tournament in 1975 with a win versus the No 5 Alberta Pandas (020)Saturday at 10 am Pacific TimeThe Canada West champion and No 2 UBC Thunderbirds have already clinched a spot in Sundays goldmedal final (1 pm Pacific) with a 201 mark and seven points with one duel left on their roundrobin schedule It will mark a 17th trip to the final for UBC which shares the alltime record of 11 McCrae Cup championships with archrival VictoriaNatalie Wise of Surrey BC a senior forward with nine national caps gave the Vikes the lead with a goal in the 56th minute of playThe advantage was shortlived however as freshman Katelin Dellandrea of Guelph Ont tied the affair just two minutes later pocketing her tournamentleading fourth goalI think we have to come out strong against Alberta tomorrow and I think were ready to do it said Wise who has led the Vikes in scoring each of the past three seasons I dont think theres anything we cant accomplish because we work as a teamThe Vikes had one last opportunity when they were awarded a penalty corner in the final seconds of stoppage time Wise narrowly missed tallying her second goal of the game and was denied on a series of stops by Guelph keeper Dorothy MarcyBy forcing the tie the OUA champion Gryphons maintained their chances of competing in Sundays final with a 111 record Guelph ends roundrobin play against Alberta Saturday at 4 pm in the preliminaries finaleUBC faces Toronto (120) at 1220 pm in Saturdays other duelWise was named player of the game for Victoria while defender Heather Mitchell of Guelph picked up gameMVP honours for the GryphonsNOTES Victoria is undefeated against Alberta this season with two wins and a pair of ties during the Canada West regular season Last year the Vikes defeated Alberta 21 in the CIS final to secure their 11th McCrae Cup Guelph and Alberta played to a 22 draw in last years CIS tournament UBC and Victoria have met in the CIS final on nine occasions with the TBirds holding a 63 advantage including victories in the last three goldmedal meetings in 2...