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McManus helps Canada to bronze

Sara McManus helped the Canadian women's field hockey team reach the podium at the Pan American Cup for the first time since 2004.

Sara McManus helped the Canadian women's field hockey team reach the podium at the Pan American Cup for the first time since 2004.

The 20-year-old defender from Tsawwassen earned an assist on the match's opening goal as Canada upset Chile 2-1 on Saturday in Mendoza, Argentina.

The bronze medal match was played in near freezing temperatures as Canada looked to avenge a 3-0 loss to Chile at the last continental competition - the 2011 Pan American Games.

Canada struck first in the ninth minute when Thea Culley cleanly deflected a shot from McManus. Chile evened the score in the 26th minute, but Culley's second in the 38th minute proved to be the winner.

Earlier, Canada finished second in its round-robin group before dropping a 4-0 decision to the United States in the semi-finals.