Manchester on for uni challenge hat trick

UoM cruises to semis after thrashing Southampton

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Manchester’s university challenge team swept through to the contest’s semi finals on Monday night.

Our fantastic four

Liz Mitchell and her crew flew to victory against Southampton in a 200 – 80 humiliation for the southerners.

And the Mancunians have already seen off one Oxford and one Cambridge college to reach the last four.

UoM won the series in 2012 and 2013, so a this year would make three victories in a row – something no uni’s ever done before.

Captain Liz with her team’s 2013 prize

“There is a bit of pressure, as every Manchester team for the past few years has reached the semi-finals”, captain Liz told The Tab earlier this month.

Our team this year also includes Jonathan Collings, Joe Day  and Edward Woudhuysen.

If you fancy seeing how our Liz and the lads get on, you can catch the semi final on BBC 2 on 24 March.