EDMONTON – The University of Victoria Vikes claimed a bronze medal on day 2 on the Canada West Alberta 7s tournament in Edmonton held at Foote Field. Victoria defeated Calgary 19-14 in the bronze medal match, scoring two tries in the final five minutes.
"We are happy to come away with a strong performance and a win in our bronze medal game," said Vikes head coach
Brittany Waters. "The team learned a lot this weekend and we have two weeks to put in hard work and come prepared to compete in Fraser Valley."
The UBC Thunderbirds erased a seven-point deficit, beating the Lethbridge Pronghorns 19-12 in gold medal match. Lethbridge led 12-5 after the first half, before UBC scored two converted tries in the second, including a score from Delaney Aikens in the final minute.
UBC cruised past Calgary 35-5 early on Sunday in their semifinal, while Lethbridge needed a heroic last-second convert to advance past Victoria 14-12 in the second semi.
"Our semi final loss came down to inconsistency and unforced errors, and Lethbridge were able to capitalize on our mistakes," added Waters.
The host Alberta Pandas won both of their games on Sunday, including a 29-7 win over UFV to finish fifth for a second-consecutive season. The Regina Cougars earned their first win of the tournament in the seventh-place match, knocking off Thompson Rivers 51-0.
The Canada West Rugby 7s Series will now head to Abbotsford, B.C. February 2
ndand 3
rd, as the Fraser Valley Cascades host the second of three tournaments this season.
Semifinal #1: Lethbridge Pronghorns (14) vs Victoria Vikes (12)
Scoring summary:
LET: 7-7: 14
VIC: 5-7: 12
LET try – #7 Hailey Driscoll (#5 Caitlin Sears Convert) – 7-0
VIC try – #10
Paige Farries (Convert missed) – 7-5
Half
VIC try – #6
Emily Belchos (#6
Emily Belchos Convert) – 12-7
LET try – #7 Hailey Driscoll (#5 Caitlin Sears Convert) – 14-12
Semifinal #2: UBC Thunderbirds (35) vs Calgary Dinos (5)
Scoring summary:
UBC: 21-14: 35
CGY: 0-5: 5
UBC try – #5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa Convert) – 7-0
UBC try – #7 Kally King (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa Convert) – 14-0
UBC penalty try – #6 Kaitlyn Cumming (Automatic Covert) – 21-0
Half
UBC try – #4 Delaney Aikens (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa Convert) – 28-0
CGY try - #11 Charity Corcilles-Herring (Convert missed) – 28-5
UBC try – #8 Emma Feldinger (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa Convert) – 35-5
Third Place Match: Calgary Dinos (14) vs Victoria Vikes (19)
Scoring summary:
CGY: 14-0: 14
VIC: 5-14: 19
CGY try – #22 Berlyn Seselja (#15 Elysa Sandron Convert) – 7-0
VIC try – #3
Chanelle Edwards-Challenger (Convert missed) – 7-5
CGY try – #7 Caralyn Cafaro (#15 Elysa Sandron Convert Convert) – 14-5
Half
VIC try – #3
Chanelle Edwards-Challenger (# 4
Brooke Bazian Convert) – 14-12
VIC try – #2
Renee Gonzalez (# 4
Brooke Bazian Convert) – 19-14
First Place Match: Lethbridge Pronghorns (12) vs UBC Thunderbirds (19)
Scoring summary:
LET: 12-0: 12
UBC: 5-14: 19
UBC try – #7 Kally King (Convert missed) – 5-0
LET try – #2 Carolyn Mckee (Convert missed) – 5-5
LET try – #6 Genna Driscoll (#5 Caitlin Sears Convert) – 12-5
Half
UBC try – #2 Nicole Mallow (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa Convert) – 12-12
UBC try – #4 Delaney Aikens (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa Convert) – 19-12
Final Tournament standings
| POS |
TEAM |
WINS |
LOSSES |
TIES |
| 1st |
UBC |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 2nd |
LET |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 3rd |
VIC |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| 4th |
CGY |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| 5th |
ALB |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| 6th |
UFV |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| 7th |
REG |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| 8th |
TRU |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Overall series standings
| TEAM |
PTS |
| UBC |
15 |
| LET |
12 |
| VIC |
10 |
| CGY |
8 |
| ALB |
6 |
| UFV |
4 |
| REG |
2 |
| TRU |
1 |
About the Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series:
2019 marks the third season of the Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series, which has been made possible thanks to Canada West's partnership with B2ten and Rugby Canada.
Through their joint support, B2ten and Rugby Canada are committed to helping Canadian female athletes pursue their athletic careers, including an opportunity to progress to the national team.
The Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series champion will be crowned February 25 at the University of Victoria, as determined by cumulative series points.
2019 Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series tournament dates: University of Alberta (Jan. 19/20), University of the Fraser Valley (Feb. 2/3) and the University of British Columbia (March 2/3).
