LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans finished the final day of the final tournament with a 19-12 win over the Alberta Pandas at Canada West women's Rugby 7's championships at Willoughby Community Park Stadium Saturday afternoon in Langley, B.C. The Spartans finished the tournament 1-3, losing 33-0 to Victoria to open Saturday's action, and earn a fifth place finish in the overall Canada West standings.
TWU second-year centre/wing
Ava Van Santen (Abbotsford, B.C.) finished the tournament with five tries to lead the Spartans in scoring.
The UBC Thunderbirds, defeated the Victoria Vikes 19-0 in the final match to claim their second straight Canada West championship.
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TWU 7's Head Coach Pose Seumanutafa
""Resilience is the word that will best sum up our season. Two weeks ago, the players accomplished something that was never done before. They defeated all three teams from Alberta. Our tournament didn't go as well as planned but there was a true resilience to keep rising after every fall. That spirit and courage eventually brought us victory in our last game of the tournament. I'm so proud of you ladies"
FINAL CANADA WEST STANDINGS
UBC – 28 points
Victoria – 26 pts
Calgary – 14 pts
Alberta – 11 pts
TWU – 7 pts
Lethbridge – 6 pts
DAY TWO RECORDS:
UBC 2-0: 40-7 win over Lethbridge, 19-0 win over Victoria
Calgary 2-0: 19-5 win over Alberta, 19-5 win over Lethbridge
Victoria 1-1: 33-0 win over Trinity Western, 19-0 loss to UBC
TWU : 1-1 33-0 loss to Victoria, 17-12 win over Alberta
Alberta 0-2: 19-5 loss to Calgary, 17-12 loss to Trinity Western
Lethbridge 0-2: 40-7 loss to UBC, 19-5 loss to Calgary
TWU Tournament 7's standings
UBC – 5-0 – 10 pts
Victoria – 4-1 – 8 pts
Calgary – 3-2 – 6 pts
Alberta – 1-4 – 4 pts (won 3 way tie on point differential)
Lethbridge – 1-4 – 2 pts (won head to head with win over TWU)
TWU – 1-4 – 1 pt
DAY 1 SCORING SUMMARY
SESSION ONE: TWU Spartans 7 vs Lethbridge Pronghorns 33
2' LET try - #9 Kenya Richards (#14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 7-0 LET
5' LET try - #10 Rebecca Powell (#14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 14-0 LET
7' TWU try - #7
Ava Van Santen (#8 Michelle Veerman convert) 14-7 LET
10' LET try - #12 Zina Umeh (#14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 21-7 LET
12' LET try - #14 Kayleigh Noel (14 Kayleigh Noel convert) 28-7 LET
14' LET try -#5 Charli Helland (convert missed) 33-7 LET
SESSION TWO: TWU Spartans 10 vs Calgary Dinos 24
2' TWU try - #5
Matisan Kelly (missed convert) 5-0 TWU
5' TWU try - #7
Ava Van Santen (missed convert) 10-0 TWU
7' CGY try - #15 Alison Kernick (#9 Delaney Aikens convert) 10-7 TWU
8' CGY try - #3 Willow Beyea (missed convert) 12-10 CGY
9' CGY try - #12 Esita Qiodravu (missed convert) 17-10 CGY
13' CGY try - #8 Daisy Shackley (#9 Delaney Aikens convert) 24-10 CGY
SESSION THREE: UBC Thunderbirds 31 vs TWU Spartans 5
3' UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck (missed convert) 5-0 UBC
5' UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (#14 Delany Woods convert) 12-0 UBC
7' UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu (#14 Delany Woods convert) 19-0 UBC
9' TWU try - #7
Ava Van Santen (missed convert) 19-5 UBC
10' UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu (#14 Delany Woods convert) 26-5 UBC
14' UBC try - #14 Delany Woods (missed convert) 31-5 UBC
DAY 2 SCORING SUMMARY
MATCH 10 Victoria Vikes 33 vs Trinity Western Spartans 0
3' VIC try - #15 Maggie MacKinnon (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
4' VIC try - #13 Larah Wright (#15 Maggie MacKinnon) 10-0 VIC
7' VIC try - #7 Maelle Reed (#15 Maggie MacKinnon) 17-0 VIC
8' VIC try - #11 Emmie Pierce (#15 Maggie MacKinnon) 26-0 VIC
14' VIC try - #11 Emie Pierce (#12 Elle Douglas) 33-0 VIC
MATCH 13 Trinity Western Spartans 17 vs Alberta Pandas 12
4' TWU try - #9
Issy Scholtens (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
7' ALB try - #3 Bea Herrera (#14 Steph Hovdestad) 7-5 ALB
10' TWU try - #7
Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 10-7 TWU
13' TWU try - #7
Ava Van Santen (#8 Michelle Veerman) 17-7 TWU
14' ALB try - #16 Shelby Pierce (convert missed) 17-12 TWU
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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
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