For the first time in school history, the Mount Royal Cougars are U-Sports Women’s National Hockey champions.

Emma Bergesen scored at 11;10 of overtime Sunday as the Cougars defeated the Concordia Stingers 4-3 in a dramatic finish.

The Stingers led 3-2 with 10 seconds left in the third period and appeared ready to hoist the University Cup when the Cougars got possession of the puck

Breanne Trotter scored her second goal of the game with only two seconds on the clock to force the overtime.

The Cougars’ featured local players in Tatum Amy (Birtle, MB) and Ava Metgzer (Moosomin, SK).

On the Men’s side, Moosomin’s Dawson Davidson and the Alberta Golden Bears dropped the Gold Medal game of the U-Sports Men’s University Cup hockey championships, 3-0 to the UNB Varsity Reds.