Fillier's hat trick leads Canada past Switzerland to set stage for gold-medal rematch vs. U.S.

Once again, Canada and the U.S. will battle for women's hockey supremacy.

Canada beat Switzerland 5-1 in the semifinals at the world championship on Saturday at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont., setting up a highly anticipated gold-medal showdown on Sunday against the U.S., which earlier trounced the Czech Republic 9-1.

Canada, the reigning Olympic gold medallist, will be eyeing its third straight world title against a young, hungry American side featuring five rookies.

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For over 30 minutes, Canada could not solve Swiss goalie Andrea Braendli, who made 47 saves in defeat.

Despite a wide shot advantage, goals were hard to come by and frustration was perhaps starting to creep in.

That's when team-leading scorer Sarah Fillier, 22, stepped up with a hat trick.

First, she ripped a slot shot off the post and past Braendli to put Canada ahead by one. Then, Fillier cleaned up a rebound to double the lead by second intermission.

She sent the hats flying onto the ice with a third-period goal with less than five minutes remaining that sealed the win for Canada.

SARAH FILLIER WITH THE HAT TRICK