University women’s soccer championship comes to Hamilton this week

Need a new sports championship to quell your World Series withdrawal? 

McMaster University in Hamilton will host top university teams for the 2025 U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship this week.

The games, which will be broadcast by CBC Sports, start Thursday and go to Sunday, with the championship game being played 5 p.m. that day.

According to the McMaster Marauders website, eight teams will compete for the Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy. They are seeded as follows:

The UBC Thunderbirds are competing for a third straight national title and have only surrendered one goal all season, McMaster said in a news release Sunday. A victory would make them “the first program in modern U Sports women’s soccer history to three-peat.”

The McMaster Marauders are making their first national championship appearance since 2018, when they finished fourth.

Games will be viewable on CBC.ca/sports, the CBC Sports YouTube and CBC Gem app. 

Teams will compete in Ron Joyce Stadium. Tickets range from $5 to $25 depending on the day and ticket type. 

U SPORTS Women's Soccer Championship : Quarterfinal # 1 - #5 Laval vs #4 Cape Breton

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