University of the Fraser Valley women鈥檚 golf team wins silver at Canadian Championships
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia. — The University of the Fraser Valley women鈥檚 golf team established a new high-water mark for the program at the Canadian University/College Championship, rallying on the back nine to secure the silver medal in the team event.
In June, the Cascades began the final round at Domaine Ch芒teau Bromont in Bromont, Que. sitting third in the team standings, trailing the UBC Okanagan Heat by a single stroke. They stumbled on the front nine 鈥� which was interrupted due to inclement weather 鈥� and found themselves trailing by seven at the turn.
But an outstanding back-nine performance saw the Cascades roar back to edge the Heat by three and claim the silver. UFV鈥檚 four-round team score was +93, UBCO was at +96, and the Montreal Carabins (+105), Western Mustangs (+106) and Victoria Vikes (+111) finished fourth through sixth, respectively. The UBC Thunderbirds (-5) ran away with the team gold medal.
The result marked the Cascades鈥� best-ever finish at the Golf Canada event 鈥� UFV鈥檚 previous best was a bronze, won in 2018 as the host squad at Chilliwack Golf Club.
鈥淚ncredible, absolutely incredible,鈥� Cascades head coach Cody Stewart said. 鈥淚t was a bit of a roller-coaster, but we knew it would come down to the last few holes 鈥� and it sure did.
鈥淭his is the most proud I鈥檝e ever been as a coach. I feel fortunate to work with the group that we have. The culture, the chemistry, how they rallied for each other. Our athletes don鈥檛 care about the individual glory 鈥� they want what鈥檚 best for the team. The vibe on the team is so contagious.
鈥淚鈥檝e been telling them all year that they鈥檙e one of the top teams in the country. Whether or not they believed me 鈥� it鈥檚 a young, young group 鈥� they did it.鈥�
Lucy Park, in solo eighth place (+26 for the week), was the Cascades鈥� top individual finisher. Emery Bardock (+30) tied for 11th, and Coral Hamade (+55) was 21st. Alex Brunner did not register an individual finish, as a wrist injury sidelined her for Friday鈥檚 third round, but she managed to post a scoring round for the UFV squad on each of the three days she was able to complete.
鈥淪he鈥檚 the MVP,鈥� Stewart asserted. 鈥淚f Alex didn鈥檛 persevere through a ton of pain, we might have been fighting for the cut line, honestly. She gave it her absolute all, and what she did for those three days blew my mind . . . read more at聽.
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