LANGLEY, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans women's rugby 7's team took home their first-ever Canada West bronze medal by finishing 3-2 in the final tournament of the Canada West women's rugby 7's season Saturday at the Willoughby Stadium at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
The Spartans finished the day with one win and won loss defeating the Alberta Pandas 21-0 in the afternoon match after dropping their morning match 29-0 to the silver medalist Victoria Vikes. The UBC Thunderbirds took home the gold medal with a perfect season after finishing the final tournament 5-0 with a 24-19 win over the Vikes.
In the Spartans dominating win over the Pandas TWU had tries from third-year
Ava Van Santen (Aldergrove, B.C.), fifth-year prop
Danika Dool (Chilliwack, B.C.), and first-year fly half/hook
Hailey Hibbs (Langley, B.C.) with fifth-year scrum half/wing
Issy Scholtens (Langley, B.C.) converting two and fourth-year centre/wing Jenna DeGreeff (Victoria, B.C.) converting one.
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Trinity Western Rugby Coach Pose Seumanutafa
"What an achievement by the women this weekend. The growth and maturity the team showed right to the final game of the tournament was a testament to all the hard work they put in to prepare this year. To finish up the CanWest 7s tournament 2025 with your first-ever medal is a huge accomplishment. As coaches, we are so proud of you. We know how difficult and challenging the journey has been. Also would like to congratulate our seniors who are graduating this year. Thank you all for making the program what it is today."
TWU Tournament Scoring
TRIES
Kelsa Kempf – 5
Ava Van Santen - 2
Hailey Hibbs - 2
Danika Dool - 2
Jenna De Greeff
Issy Scholtens
Hannah Hibbs
CONVERSIONS
Issy Scholtens – 8
Michelle Veerman – 2
Ava Van Santen
Jenna de Greeff
FINAL CANADA WEST WOMEN'S RUGBY 7'S SERIES STANDINGS
TEAM W L POINTS
UBC 15 0 30
Victoria 11 4 22
TWU 10 5 20
Calgary 4 11 8
Lethbridge 3 12 7
Alberta 2 13 6
All the teams participating in the Series will receive competition points according to their ranking at the end of each tournament. The overall winner of the Series will be determined by the team with the most series points as set out below: 1st Place - 10 points / 2nd Place - 8 points / 3rd Place - 6 points / 4th Place - 4 points / 5th Place - 2 points / 6th Place - 1 point
RUGBY 7's TOURNAMENT #3 FINAL STANDINGS
TEAM W L POINTS
UBC 5 0 20
Victoria 4 1 17
TWU 3 2 14
Calgary 2 3 11
Lethbridge 1 4 8
Alberta 0 5 5
*Win – 4 points / Draw – 2 points / Loss – 1 point / No Show – 0 points
Game 12: Victoria (29) vs Trinity Western (0)
Scoring Summary:
Team 1 2 F
Victoria 12 17 29
Trinity Western 0 0 0
VIC try #3 Remee Brown (convert missed) 5-0 VIC Time: 1:25
VIC try #8 Emily Findlay (convert #13 Elle Douglas) 12-0 VIC Time: 6:19
HALF
VIC try #12 Charlotte Hilton (convert missed) 17-0 VIC Time: 7:50
VIC try #2 Olivia Newsome (convert #2 Olivia Newsome) 24-0 VIC Time: 10:20
VIC try #14 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 29-0 VIC Time: 11:30
Game 14: Alberta (0) vs Trinity Western (21)
Scoring Summary:
Team 1 2 F
Alberta 0 0 0
Trinity Western 7 14 21
TWU try #6
Ava Van Santen (convert #4
Issy Scholtens) 7-0 TWU Time: 1:32
HALF
TWU try #3
Danika Dool (convert #4
Issy Scholtens) 14-0 TWU Time: 8:40
TWU try #15
Hailey Hibbs (convert #5 Jenna DeGreeff) 21-0 TWU Time: 12:55
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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