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CIS women's rugby Saturday roundup: Rouge et Or claim RSEQ title; Gryphons soar to fourth straight OUA title
Photo credit Yan Dublet, Laval
Queen's 17, Brock 13 Final
OUA Bronze
KINGSTON, Ont. - In a closely contested bronze medal final
between the Queen's Gaels and the Brock Badgers, a late try by
Lauren McEwen of Newmarket, Ont. secured a 17-13 win and medal at
home for the Gaels on Tindall Field.
With penalties early on from the Gaels, Brock was able to score the
first try of the game taking the lead early on at 5-0.
However, the Gaels were quick to respond as rookie Gillian Pegg of
Barrie, Ont., scored a try which was followed up by a successful
conversion from Bronwyn Corrigan of Waterloo, Ont., which put the
Gaels in the lead at 7-5.
The Gaels gave Brock more opportunities for points with two penalty
kicks from the Badgers, however, both were unsuccessful and the
scoreline stayed the same. Despite the forceful runs and offensive
play from the Gaels, the score remained 7-5 going into the second
half.
The Gaels gave Brock another attempt at a penalty kick which was
successfully converted. The Badgers took the lead at 8-5.
Natalie Poirier of Ottawa contributed huge tackles to the Gaels
defense, as they held off the Badger offense.
The teams exchanged tries as Taylor White of Bancroft, Ont. scored
a try for the Gaels, allowing them to take the lead again at 12-8.
Brock fought back again, scoring another try and taking the lead at
13-12.
With time running out in the second half of the game, Pegg
capitalized on penalties, allowing the rookie McEwen to score the
last try of the game after several strong phases of play from the
Gaels.
With a score of 17-13, the Gaels concluded their season and won the
Bronze medal in the OUA Bronze Medal Final.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
Laval 43, Concordia 27 Final
Finale RSEQ
Guelph 36, McMaster 5 Final
OUA Final
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons won their fourth straight OUA
Championship over the McMaster Marauders, 36-5 tonight (Oct. 29) in
Guelph at Varsity Field.
The victory also marks the 11th time the Gryphons have won
the OUA title since it was first competed for in 1994.
The Guelph Gryphons came up against their toughest competition this
season against a fast Marauder team. McMaster showed great ball
retention and speed off the mark, pinning Guelph deep into their
own end in the first five minutes of the play. Guelph's defence
held strong and managed to clear the ball from their end with great
composure.
The Marauders and Gryphons battled for field position on a
cold dry night that saw several handling errors from each team. The
Gryphons had too many powerful runners for the Marauders to contend
with though, and OUA MVP Jacey Murphy (Alliston, ON) touched down
after a great driving run. OUA All-Star Brittany Benn (Napanee, ON)
was able to score another great team try three minutes later. The
Marauders fought valiantly though, trying to poach the ball in the
rucks and slowing down the Gryphon offence. Guelph was only able to
score one more try at 26 minutes in the first half. OUA
All-Star Stephanie Tibelius (Ottawa, ON) was able to convert only
one try in the first half to make it 17-0.
In the second half, Guelph looked to push the pace even
faster against a tiring Marauder defense and prop, Devon Keys
(Newmarket, ON) touched down at the 42-minute mark. Hooker, Jane
Kirby (Brampton, ON) and rookie Melanie Michener (Hawkestone, ON)
added two more tries in the second half. Tibelius converted two of
those three tries for a final tally of 36 for the Gryphons.
McMaster was able to penetrate Guelph’s strong defence
off several penalties and OUA All-Star Natasha Turner (Rockcliffe,
ON) touched down for the Marauder's only five points of the
game.
Both Guelph and McMaster will advance to the CIS
Championships, hosted at Trent November 3-6.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
