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National title for UBC field hockey

Erin De Sousa of Burnaby shared in some field hockey history with the University of B.C. women's team last weekend.

Erin De Sousa of Burnaby shared in some field hockey history with the University of B.C. women's team last weekend.

UBC won a record 13th McCrae Cup following a 3-1 victory over tournament host Calgary at the Canadian Interuniversity Sports national championships on Sunday.

Tournament all-star Poonam Sandhu scored the game-winning goal for the Thunderbirds, while CIS championship MVP Robyn Pendleton added an insurance marker with her fourth goal of the tournament.

"The championship trophy is the one I really wanted, and it's great to cap off my career with a win at nationals," said Pendleton in a UBC press release.

Pendleton, the CIS field hockey player of the year, was also the tournament MVP in 2009.