VANCOUVER – Trinity Western's 2023 Canada West 7s campaign came to an end on Saturday, with the Spartans going 1-1 at the Vancouver Series, hosted by UBC at Thunderbird Stadium.
The Spartans defeated Regina 37-0 in their consolation semi-final bout as
Hope Nystrom (Langley, B.C.) scored three tries, leading the way for TWU.
Danika Dool (Chilliwack, B.C.),
Abigail Johnson (Kamloops, B.C.), two tries from
Ava Van Santen (Abbotsford, B.C.) filled out the remainder of the scoring in the victory, and a conversion from
Matisan Kelly (Lilooet, B.C.) filled out the remainder of the scoring in the match.
The Spartans fell to Lethbridge in the fifth-plaace match, ending their 2023 campaign with a 24-0 result.
Final Tournament Standings:
1st - UBC
2nd - Victoria
3rd - Calgary
4th - Alberta
5th - Lethbridge
6th - Trinity Western
7th - UBC2 (Thunder)
8th - Regina
DAY 2 RESULTS
Consolation semi-final 2: Trinity Western Spartans 37-0 Regina Cougars
Scoring summary:
1 2 T
TWU: 22 15 37
REG: 0 0 0
1' TWU try - #4 Hope Nystrom (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
2' TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 10-0 TWU
6' TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (#5 Matisan Kelly convert) 17-0 TWU
7' TWU try - #4 Hope Nystrom (convert missed) 22-0 TWU
HALF
9' TWU try - #4
Hope Nystrom (convert missed) 27-0 TWU
12' TWU try - #19
Abigail Johnson (convert missed) 32-0 TWU
14' TWU try - #1 Danika Dool (convert missed) 37-0 TWU
5th Place Game: Lethbridge Pronghorns 24 - 0 Trinity Western Spartans
Scoring summary:
1 2 T
LET: 7 17 24
TWU: 0 0 0
4' LET try - #9 Brooklyn Perry (#3 Jada Holtkamp convert) 7-0 LET
HALF
10' LET try - #3 Jada Holtkamp (convert missed) 12-0 LET
12' LET penalty try - #13 Verity Fex 19-0 LET
14' LET try - #10 Kenya Richards (convert missed) 24-0 LET
Canada West Rugby 7s Series
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 points for finishing sixth, 2 points for finishing seventh, and 1 point for finishing eighth.
The University of Alberta (January 20/21) Victoria (February 11/12) and British Columbia (March 3/4) are the hosts for the three Rugby 7s tournaments in 2023.
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, as well as women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
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