LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans finished the opening day of the final Canada West women's rugby 7's tournament of the season with two wins and one loss Friday at the Willoughby Stadium at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
The Spartans keep their hopes of a Canada West silver medal in play with wins over the Lethbridge Pronghorns,14-12, in the opening match of the day, and an impressive 45-0 win over the Calgary Dinos. TWU finished the opening day with a solid 29-14 loss to the unbeaten UBC Thunderbirds.
Trinity Western first-year wing Kelsa Kemph (Langley, B.C.) and UBC's Adia Pye led the scoring on the day, finishing with five tries for 25 points each. Victoria's Ella Douglas finished the day with 22 points on two tries and six conversions. The Thunderbird's Lana Dueck had four tries and 20 points, with TWU fifth-year scrum half/wing
Issy Scholtens (Langley, B.C.) (one try, six converts) for 17 points.
NEXT UP
The Spartans open tomorrow against the Victoria Vikes with kick off set for 10:44 a.m. (PT). TWU will then finish of the season against the Alberta Pandas at 12:22 p.m. (PT). Still up for grabs is the second spot between TWU and Victoria and the fourth spot between Calgary, Alberta, and Lethbridge. All games will be played at the Willoughby Stadium at the Langley Events Centre and streamed live on Canada West TV.
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Trinity Western Rugby Director Andrew Evans
"A really good day for us today. ?I think Lethbridge were good to start the day and very tough, they kept us pinned in our end, but our girls found a way to win a scrappy game. From there they took it to Calgary in a pretty comprehensive win, led by our aggression and defense. In the final match against UBC, we had a really good first half and a pretty solid second half as well. Led by our rookies in many ways and our seniors continuing to stand out as well. I think Danika Duel (fifth-year prop, Chilliwack, B.C.) had a really fantastic day. In the UBC game just chasing down and putting down Shalay Valenzuela, an Olympian, and stopping a try was a great thing, and that just exemplified the day that the ladies put out today. Big matches tomorrow. Tied with Victoria, so a battle for second, and Alberta have got more reinforcements and are a good team. So tomorrow' big day."?
TWU Tournament Scoring
TRIES
Kelsa Kempf – 5
Ava Van Santen
Hailey Hibbs
Danika Dool
Jenna De Greeff
Issy Scholtens
Hannah Hibbs
CONVERSIONS
Issy Scholtens – 6
Michelle Veerman – 2
Ava Van Santen
TEAM W L POINTS
1 UBC 3 0 12
1 Victoria 3 0 12
3 TWU 2 1 8
4 Lethbridge 1 2 4
5 Alberta 0 3 3
5 Calgary 0 3 3
*Win – 4 points / Draw – 2 points / Loss – 1 point / No Show – 0 points
TWU GAME RESULTS
ROUND 1
Game 1: Lethbridge (12) vs Trinity Western (14)
Scoring Summary:
Team 1 2 F
Lethbridge 5 7 12
Trinity Western 0 14 14
LETH try - #10 Zina Umeh (convert missed) 5-0 LETH Time: 1:46
HALF
TWU try - #15
Hailey Hibbs (convert #5 Jenna DeGreeff) 7-5 TWU Time: 7:30
LETH try - #6 Rebecca Powell (convert #8 Kayleigh Noel) 12-5 LETH Time: 10:20
TWU try - #3
Danika Dool (convert #5 Jenna DeGreeff) 14-12 TWU Time: 12:03
Game 5: Calgary (0) vs Trinity Western (45)
Scoring Summary:
Team 1 2 F
Calgary 0 0 0
Trinity Western 26 19 45
TWU try #4
Issy Scholtens (convert #$
Issy Scholtens) 7-0 TWU Time 1:20
TWU try #5 Jenna DeGreeff (convert #4
Issy Scholtens) 14-0 TWU Time: 3:10
TWU try #7
Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 19-0 TWU Time: 5:15
TWU try #7
Kelsa Kempf (convert #4
Issy Scholtens) 26-0 TWU Time: 7:00
HALF
TWU try #7
Kelsa Kempf (convert #4
Issy Scholtens) 33-0 TWU Time: 8:30
TWU try #7
Kelsa Kempf (convert #10 Michelle Veerman) 40-0 TWU Time: 10:40
TWU try #6
Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 45-0 TWU Time: 14:00
Game 9: UBC (29) vs Trinity Western (14)
Scoring Summary:
Team 1 2 F
UBC 12 17 29
Trinity Western 7 7 14
UBC try #11 Adia Pye (convert #7 Skye Farish) 7-0 UBC Time: 2:45
TWU try #7 Kelsey Kempf (convert #4
Issy Scholtens) 7-7 Tie Time: 4:15
UBC try #11 Adia Pye (convert missed) 12-7 UBC Time: 7:00
HALF
UBC try #12 Lana Dueck (convert missed) 17-7 UBC Time: 7:40
UBC try #11 Adia Pye (convert missed) 22-7 UBC Time: 9:30
TWU try #8
Hannah Hibbs (convert #10 Michelle Veerman) 22-14 UBC Time: 11:10
UBC try #12 Lana Dueck (convert #7 Skye Farish) 29-14 UBC Time: 12:20
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.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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