{"id":159345,"date":"2025-11-03T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/11\/03\/ubc-scores-in-dying-moments-to-edge-uvic-for-womens-national-rugby-title\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:45:00","slug":"ubc-scores-in-dying-moments-to-edge-uvic-for-womens-national-rugby-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/11\/03\/ubc-scores-in-dying-moments-to-edge-uvic-for-womens-national-rugby-title\/","title":{"rendered":"UBC scores in dying moments to edge UVic for women\u2019s national rugby title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second year in a row, the UVic Vikes women&#8217;s rugby team came up just short in the U Sports national championship, losing 15-13 to the UBC Thunderbirds on Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<p>The low-scoring final was a nail-biter, and fourth-overall meeting on the season between UVic and UBC. The Vikes had beat the Thunderbirds in all of those occasions, including a 18-17 win in the Canada West final on Oct. 19.<\/p>\n<p>But, on Nov. 2, the host Thunderbirds got the upper-hand.<\/p>\n<p>In the dying seconds, Claremont Secondary School graduate Adia Pye scored the game-winning try for UBC, sealing the Vikes&#8217; fate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p>The crowd goes wild!\ud83c\udf89 Adia Pye scores a breathtaking try, putting UBC ahead!<\/p>\n<p>La foule est en d\u00e9lire!\ud83c\udf89Adia Pye marque un essai \u00e9poustouflant, mettre <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ubctbirds<\/a> avant !<\/p>\n<p>Watch live \ud83d\udd17 Regardez en direct : <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2EnlWxShC\">https:\/\/t.co\/B2EnlWxShC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UBC: 15<br \/>UVic: 13<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChaseTheGlory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChaseTheGlory<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ViserHaut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ViserHaut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2BVYfIOlR\">pic.twitter.com\/j2BVYfIOlR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U SPORTS Rugby (@USPORTS_Rugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTS_Rugby\/status\/1985159087705792577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to start off by saying that UVic are an absolutely outstanding team,&#8221; said UBC head coach Dean Murten. &#8220;They&#8217;ve got some world-class players, they&#8217;re well-coached, they&#8217;re aggressive defensively and knew it was going to come down to the wire, but not the last play of the game, absolutely not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Vikes entered the tournament with strong credentials, coming in as the number one ranked team in the country.<\/p>\n<p>On the individual side, Olympic silver medalist, Carissa Norsten was named U Sports player of the year, while head coach Brittany Waters received U Sports coach of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She comes to practice early, she works as hard as anyone in this league,&#8221; Waters said before the tournament. &#8220;You often see the superstars get the recognition, and with this one, it really is so well-deserved. 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