The Mount Royal Cougars have upgraded their expectations at the U Sports women's hockey championship in Montreal.

The Cougars, seeded eighth entering the tournament, knocked off the Montreal Carabins 3-1 on Saturday to earn a berth in Sunday's championship final against the defending champion Concordia Stingers, who dumped the UBC Thunderbirds 3-1 in the evening semifinal.

Morgan Ramsay, Alex Spence and Kaia Borbandy (empty-netter) scored for the Cougars, who took a 1-0 lead into the third period.

Ramsay's winner sends Mount Royal to national championship final

Morgan Ramsay scored the semifinal winner for the Cougars as Mount Royal University defeated University of Montreal 3-1.

Amelie Poire-Lehoux scored for the Carabins.

Cougars netminder Kaitlyn Ross stopped 22 of 23 shots in the victory. Aube Racine stopped 22 of 24 in the Carabins' net.

Mount Royal opened the tournament Thursday by upsetting the top-ranked Toronto Varity Blues 3-2. The Carabins opened the tourney with a 4-1 win over the fourth-ranked UNB Reds.

Concordia keeps U Sports women's hockey repeat alive with dominant win over Nipissing

Five different Stingers scored for defending champion Concordia in a 5-1 win over the Nipissing Lakers in the U Sports women's hockey championship quarterfinals Friday in Montreal. Concordia advances to Saturday's semifinal to meet UBC, which was a 3-2 overtime winner over StFX.

A female hockey player raises both arms into the air while shouting in celebration as a teammate skates over to her with arms stretched wide.

The Concordia Stingers celebrate a goal against the Nipissing Lakers in 2023. The squad became the first team since 2012-13 to sport a perfect regular-season record on Friday.

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The defending champion Concordia Stingers advanced to the U Sports women's hockey semifinals with a 5-1 win over the Nipissing Lakers on Friday in Montreal.

UPEI Panthers upset top-seeded Calgary Dinos in U Sports men's hockey quarterfinals

The host Prince Edward Island Panthers upset the top-seeded Calgary Dinos 4-2 in the U Sports men's hockey championship quarterfinals Friday in Charlottetown.

A group of male ice hockey players smile and hug while celebrating on the ice.

The University of Prince Edward Island Panthers advanced to the U Sports men's hockey semifinals with a 4-2 upset win over the Calgary Dinos on Friday in Charlottetown.

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The Varsity Blues knocked off the UNB Reds 4-1 earlier on Saturday to earn a berth in Sunday morning's consolation final where they play the StFX X-Women, who knocked off the Nipissing Lakers 7-3 earlier on Saturday.

Rosalie Begin-Cyr scored twice in the Stingers' semifinal victory, while Emmy Fecteau netted a single.

Begin-Cyr's 2nd period goal holds up as Stingers advance to national championship game

Rosalie Begin-Cyr's goal in the second period proved to be the winner as Concordia defeated UBC 3-1 Saturday in Montreal.

Rylind Mackinnon scored the only goal for the Thunderbirds, who were outshot 23-19. The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period, and the Stingers led 2-1 heading into the third.

Montreal will play UBC in Sunday's third-place final.

The Mount Royal Cougars celebrate their U Sports women's hockey championship semifinal victory over the Montreal Carabins on Saturday.

No. 8 seed Mount Royal tops Montreal to reach U Sports women's hockey final against Concordia

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