EDMONTON – Trinity Western's women's sevens team made their first appearance of 2022 at the Canada West 7s Series held in Edmonton.
Danika Dool (Chilliwack, B.C.) scored one of two total tries on the day as
Ashley Jacob (Surrey, B.C.) scored the other one.
Issy Scholtens (Langley, B.C.) converted on both of TWU's tries on the day.
TWU will square off against UBC (9:28 a.m., MT) and Lethbridge (12:02 p.m., MT) tomorrow.
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Andy Evans – TWU Head Coach
"We are thankful to be in Edmonton competing again in the Canada West 7s.
"We have brought a squad who have all been working incredibly hard throughout the year and today we were able to score a couple of tries against some good teams. The standard of 7s has improved in my opinion from 2020 and it is great to be under a lot of pressure in each game.
"
Danika Dool,
Ashley Jacob,
Sara Eskildsen,
Matisan Kelly and
Issy Scholtens have played a lot of good quality minutes today and we also had some good impact from the bench, specifically with
AJ Pryce and
Kleo Schmidt.
"Tomorrow we have a tough first game with UBC and then Lethbridge. We will need to work to maintain possession against both of them and make the most of our opportunities."
Danika Dool
""It was a good hard day. Went up against some hard teams but had an opportunity to showcase the skills we have been working on in practice. Thankful for the chance to be here playing with this team against good competition. I'm looking forward to another good day tomorrow!"
SPARTANS ROSTER
Abigail Johnson – Kamloops, B.C. I Kamloops Christian
Danika Dool – Chilliwack, B.C. | Sardis
Kleo Schmidt – Mississauga, Ont. I Meadowvale
Ashley Jacob – Surrey, B.C. I Earl Marriott
Issy Scholtens – Langley, B.C. | Credo Christian
Serenity Ukponrefe – Langley, B.C. I Langley Fundamental
Matisan Kelly – Lillooet, B.C. I Norkam
Emma Allatt – North Hatley, P.Q. I Bishop's
Sara Eskildsen – Mexico City, Mexico I Centennial
Vlada Shevchenko – Delta, B.C. I Burnsview
Martella Jiminez – Aldergrove, B.C. I DW Poppy
Emerson Lover – London, Ont. I Virtual
AJ Pryce – Kamloops, B.C. I Norkam
DAY 1 – TWU RESULTS
Game 2: Trinity Western Spartans (0) vs Victoria Vikes (38)
Scoring summary:
1 2 T
TWU: 0 0 0
VIC: 17 21 38
VIC try - #14 Larah Wright (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
VIC try - #5 Bethany Cudmore (convert missed) 10-0 VIC VIC try - #2 Maelle Reed (#10 Alexie Pusch convert) 17-0 VIC
HALF VIC try - #14 Larah Wright (#6 Summer Blackmore convert) 24-0 VIC
VIC try - - #14 Larah Wright (#6 Summer Blackmore convert) 31-0 VIC VIC try - #7 Krissy Scurfield (#14 Larah Wright convert) 38-0 VIC
Game 4: Trinity Western Spartans (7) vs Alberta Pandas (33)
Scoring summary:
1 2 T
TWU: 7 0 7
ALB: 19 14 33
ALB try - #20 Cassie Jorgenson (convert missed) 5-0 ALB
ALB try - #20 Cassie Jorgenson (#23 Athea Volpe convert) 12-0 ALB
ALB try - #23 Athea Volpe (#23 Athea Volpe convert) 19-0 ALB
TWU try - #2 Danika Dool (#5 Isabelle Scholtens convert) 19-7 ALB
HALF
ALB try - #3 Isabella Cuciz - (#11 Michelle Grantton convert) 26-7 ALB
ALB try - #25 Kate Manning (#25 Kate Manning convert) 33-7 ALB
Game 7: Trinity Western Spartans (7) vs Calgary Dinos (36)
Scoring summary:
1 2 T
TWU: 7 0 7
CGY: 21 15 36
CGY try - #8 Leah Brunner (#10 Berlyn Seselja convert) 7-0 CGY CGY try - #9 Taejah Thompson (#10 Berlyn Seselja convert) 14-0 CGY
CGY try - #9 Taejah Thompson (#10 Berlyn Seselja convert) 21-0 CGY
TWU try - #4
Ashley Jacob (#5 Isabelle Scholtens convert) 21-7 CGY
HALF
CGY try - #11 Sofia Brussoni (convert missed) 26-7 CGY
CGY try - #11 Sofia Brussoni (convert missed) 31-7 CGY
CGY try - #7 Melody Kivia (convert missed) 36-7 CGY
Tournament standings – Day 1
TEAM WINS LOSSES TIES POINTS
VIC 3 0 0 12
ALB 3 0 0 12
UBC 2 1 0 9
CGY 1 2 0 6
LET 0 3 0 3
TWU 0 3 0 3
NOTE: Teams are awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss.
Teams are awarded 15 points for a tournament win, 12 points for finishing 2nd, 10 points for finishing third, 8 points for finishing fourth, 6 points for finishing fifth, 4 point for finishing sixth, 2 points for finishing seventh, and 1 point for finishing eighth
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.
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