RUG 7s: UBC, Victoria lead after Day 1 in Edmonton
West coast rivals UBC and Victoria go 3-0 to open Tournament #1
Recap by Aly Andersen, U of A Athletics
EDMONTON - Protected from the elements, six teams from Canada West hit the field running for Day 1 of action on Saturday inside the Dome at Foote Field for the first of three Canada West Rugby 7s tournaments.
The three-time reigning Canada West Rugby 7s Champions, UBC Thunderbirds, sit atop the standings, going 3-0 alongside their rivals Victoria Vikes who last won the Canada West 7s Championship in 2022. At the same time, the Trinity Western Spartans, Calgary Dinos and host Alberta Pandas, all found themselves in a three-way tie for third, with 1-2 records.
Leading their way to success for the Thunderbirds was a lineup enriched with skill as eight different players inked their names on the scoresheet, four of whom scored tries in their 27-17 win over the TWU Spartans in round two. Vike Ivy Poetker and Thunderbirds Adia Pye and Kiki Idowu took charge all with five tries each to lead all players.
Entering the tournament firing on all cylinders, the Thunderbirds came out firing against the host Pandas in the first game of the tournament, scoring off the opening play before cruising to a 55-7 win, with both Pye and Idowu finding the try-zone three times each.
Pushing the Canada West powerhouses was their fellow west coasters Trinity Western, as the Spartans laid-out solid efforts against both teams, in which were not reflected in the scorelines, falling to the Thunderbirds 27-17 and later to the Vikes 29-0. However, they did walk away from Day 1 with strong 33-12 win over the Dinos thanks to Kamryn Howlett’s 21 points.
Keeping the crowd on the edge of their seats, the battle of Alberta nearly played witness to a 24-19 Dinos win, as Ember Larson’s lone second half try would prove to be the difference for the Dinos.
All teams will cap off group play tomorrow, with Horns and Spartans opening Day 2 of excitement at 10:00 a.m. MST with the final round of action beginning at 1:00 p.m. MST.
Photos from Day 1 can be viewed here. Please credit Connor Hood / U of A Athletics.
CW RUGBY 7s TOURNAMENT #1 STANDINGS
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|
TEAM |
W |
L |
POINTS |
|
1 |
UBC |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
2 |
Victoria |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
3 |
Trintiy Western |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
4 |
Calgary |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
5 |
Alberta |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
6 |
Lethbridge |
0 |
3 |
3 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
ROUND 1
Game 1: UBC Thunderbirds (55) vs Alberta Pandas (7)
Scoring Summary:
|
|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
UBC |
27 |
28 |
55 |
|
ALB |
7 |
0 |
7 |
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #11 Piper Logan (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
UBC try - #11 Piper Logan (convert missed) 15-0 UBC
ALB try - #15 Emilee Randolph (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 15-7 UBC
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#12 Brooke Roddham convert) 22-7 UBC
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (convert missed) 27-7 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 34-7 UBC
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (#12 Brooke Roddham convert) 41-7 UBC
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (#12 Brooke Roddham convert) 48 - 7 UBC
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (#12 Brooke Roddham convert) 55-7 UBC
Game 2: Victoria Vikes (45) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (10)
Scoring Summary:
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|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
VIC |
26 |
29 |
45 |
|
LET |
0 |
10 |
10 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 12-0 VIC
VIC try - #15 Kyla Warren (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 19-0 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 26-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 33-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 40-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 45-0 VIC
LET try - #6 Sydney Wollbaum (convert missed) 45-5 VIC
LET try - #2 Jorja Salmon (convert missed) 45-10 VIC
Game 3: Trinity Western Spartans (33) vs Calgary Dinos (12)
Scoring Summary:
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|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
TWU |
26 |
7 |
33 |
|
CGY |
5 |
7 |
12 |
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 7-0 TWU
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 7-5 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 14-5 TWU
TWU try - #11 Kala Campbell (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 21-5 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (convert missed) 26-5 TWU
HALF
CGY try - #13 Kayla MacLean (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 26-12 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 33-12 TWU
ROUND 2
Game 4: Lethbridge Pronghorns (5) vs Alberta Pandas (28)
Scoring Summary:
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|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
LET |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
ALB |
5 |
23 |
28 |
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanrahan (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 7-0 ALB
HALF
ALB try - #12 Izzy Weist ((#10 Kate Alcock convert) 14-0 ALB
ALB try - #10 Kate Alcock (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 21-0 ALB
ALB try - #8 Kaitlyn Tetteh-Wayoe (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 28-0 ALB
LET try - #8 Tayah Perry (convert missed) 28-5 ALB
Game 5: UBC Thunderbirds (27) vs Trinty Western Spartans (17)
Scoring Summary:
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|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
UBC |
15 |
12 |
27 |
|
TWU |
5 |
12 |
17 |
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #10 Lana Dueck (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
TWU try - #1 Hailey Hibbs (convert missed) 10-5 UBC
UBC try - #21 Olivia Sahabura (convert missed) 15-5 UBC
HALF
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 15-10 UBC
UBC try - #1 Mya Koleba (convert missed) 20-10 UBC
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 20-17 UBC
UBC try - #21 Olivia Sahabura (#21 Olivia Sahabura convert) 27-17 UBC
Game 6: Victoria Vikes (33) vs Calgary Dinos (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
VIC |
21 |
12 |
33 |
|
CGY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - # 12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 21-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 28-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 33-0 VIC
ROUND 3
Game 7: UBC Thunderbirds (44) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
UBC |
24 |
20 |
44 |
|
LET |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#21 Olivia Sahabura convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #8 Jamie Dixon (#21 Olivia Sahabura convert) 14-0 UBC
UBC try - #8 Jamie Dixon (convert missed) 19-0 UBC
UBC try - #9 Sara Tehrani (convert missed) 24-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #12 Brooke Roddham (convert missed) 29-0 UBC
UBC try - #1 Mya Koleba (convert missed) 34-0 UBC
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (convert missed) 39-0 UBC
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 44-0 UBC
Game 8: Calgary Dinos (24) vs Alberta Pandas (19)
Scoring Summary:
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|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
CGY |
19 |
5 |
24 |
|
ALB |
0 |
19 |
19 |
CGY try - #2 Willow Beyea (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 12-0 CGY
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 19-0 CGY
HALF
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanrahan (convert missed) 19-5 CGY
CGY try - #7 Ember Larson (convert missed) 24-5 CGY
ALB try - #23 Keira Skrenek (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-12 CGY
ALB try - #8 Kaitlyn Tetteh-Wayoe (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-19 CGY
Game 9: Victoria Vikes (29) vs Trinity Western Spartans (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
|
1 |
2 |
T |
|
VIC |
19 |
10 |
29 |
|
TWU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#7 Elle Douglas convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - #13 Maggie Mackinnon (convert missed) 19-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #13 Maggie Mackinnon (convert missed) 24-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 29-0 VIC