CIS women's rugby Friday roundup

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StFX 67, UPEI 0 Final 

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The CIS ranked No. 3 X-Women rugby team improved their lead atop the AUS conference with a resounding 67-0 win over the visiting UPEI Panthers Friday night in Homecoming action at StFX Oland Stadium.

Freshman fullback Magali Harvey led the StFX attack scoring 21 points in the game as she tallied 3 tries and 3 converts, earning her Player of the Game honors.

The X-Women move to 4-0 on the season and currently have 234 points scored for to only 3 points allowed against.

StFX opened up the game with a 36-0 lead at half-time. First half tries were scored by Asya Bartley, Julie Emmerson, Jill MacLaren, Megan Pritchard, Magali Harvey and Olivia DeMerchant. Harvey scored one convert and Courtnay Malcolm booted in the opening half.

Second half action saw Pritchard score her second try of the game, followed by a Harvey convert. Jamee George got on the score sheet for a StFX try and Harvey kicked her third convert on the night.

Harvey then scored two consecutive tries for the blue and white, one being a 45 yard sideline break to increase the lead to 60-0. Bartley rounded out the scoring with her second try of the game after breaking a couple tackles and going on a long run down midfield from just over half. Malcolm picked up her second convert of the game on the Bartley try to round out the X scoring in the 67-0 victory.

The X-Women will next see action on Wednesday night, Oct. 6 when they host the Saint Mary's Huskies.

Source: StFX Sports Info

Victoria 32, Calgary Dinos 22 Final

Scoring
Calgary tries: Samantha Crandell, Chelsea Smolka, Kimberly Gould, Kayla Nelson
Calgary converts: Sylvie Mullen (1)
Victoria tries: Chelsey Minter (2), Abby Goodwin, Cassandra Stevens
Victoria converts: Randi Hunter (3)
Victoria penalty goals: Randi Hunter (2)

by Philippe Granger, UVic Sports Info Assistant

VICTORIA – The UVic Vikes women's rugby team notched the season's first win against the Calgary Dinos, 32-22, Friday afternoon in honour of the late Vikes women's rugby founder Jenny Vincent.

The Friday evening memorial match was in honour of the late Jenny Vincent, founder of UVic women's rugby team and the Dinos head coach when she passed away last January after a brief bout with cancer.

The Vikes now host the #5 Alberta Pandas, Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Wallace Field. GoVikesGo.com

#5 Alberta 36, UBC 3 Final

Scoring
1. 4:00 UA Becker – try (no convert) 5-0
2. 9:00 UBC Patterson – penalty goal 5-3
3. 23:00 UA Nedved – try (no convert) 10-3
4. 26:00 UA Carbert – try (Strande) 17-3
5. 29:00 UA Carbert – try (Strande) 24-3
6. 57:00 UA Nedved – try (no convert) 29-3
7. 69:00 UA Carbert – try (Waldie) 36-3

by Happy Kreter, UBC Sports Info Assistant

VANCOUVER - Despite a tightly contested opening, Friday's rugby match between the University of Alberta Pandas and the UBC Thunderbirds ended very one-sided. The visiting Pandas left Vancouver with a 36-3 victory after 80 minutes.

Fullback Karlee Carbert did the lion's share of the damage for Alberta, running in three of the Pandas' six tries. She scored her first try by kicking from inside her own 22, beating UBC defenders to the ball at half, and then finished strong running untouched to the end zone.

Center Marlene Nedved also scored two Alberta tries, while prop Stacie Becker ran one in to open the scoring.

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Waterloo 12, Toronto 10 Final    

The Varsity Blues women's rugby team narrowly fell 12-10 to the Waterloo Warriors on Friday, October 2 in the first rugby game ever played at Varsity Centre.

Toronto's Lee-Ann Corrigan of Phelpston, Ont., opened the scoring early in the game, breaking through two Waterloo tackles and running 50 yards down the field for the try.

Minutes later, with one U of T player off and an injury on the field, the Warriors took full advantage as Emily Sanderson (New Hamburg, Ont.) made a short run for the try and evened the game at 5-5.

With two minutes remaining in the first half, Abbey Gingerich's attempted penalty kick hit the uprights and bounced back into play, allowing teammate Sam Eyles of Erin, Ont., to give the Warriors another five points. Spencerville, Ont., native Megan Cowell successfully converted to give the Warriors a 12-5 lead at the half.

The Blues rallied in the early minutes of the second, getting the ball close to the goal line but were unable to push it in.

After a missed penalty kick by Corrigan, Waterloo knocked the ball on, allowing a Toronto scrum deep in Warriors territory. Third-year engineering major Zoriana Workun (Mississauga, Ont.) took full advantage and ran it in to narrow the gap to two.

U of T pushed hard and got as far as the Waterloo 40 in the last minute of the game. In a final attempt to take the lead, Corrigan just missed the penalty goal and Waterloo kicked the ball out of bounds as the final whistle blew.

The Varsity Blues return to action next Friday, October 8 when they travel to Kingston, Ont., to take on the Queen's Gaels. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Source: Toronto Sports Info

Other scores

McMaster 35. York 10 Final
McGill  Bishop's Postponed
Queen's 27, Trent 5 Final