VICTORIA - A 65-0 shutout of the University of Calgary brought the University of Victoria women's rugby team its fourth-straight Jenny Vincent Memorial Game victory, Sept. 21 at Wallace Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Vikes opened the scoring in the fifth minute courtesy of Avery Champion, who received the pass and stretched over the goal line for the first try of the day. A successful convert from Maggie MacKinnon made it 7-0 for UVic.
• Five minutes later, Carissa Norsten passed the ball to an in-motion Lucie Romeo, who then turned on the jets to propel herself past the Dinos' defenders and into the end zone for the try. A second convert from MacKinnon put the Vikes ahead, 14-0.
• Champion tallied her second try of the day in the 19th minute, while Zoe Williams registered her first try of the match in the 24th minute after diving in for the try to give Victoria a 24-0 lead.
• Ella O'Regan closed out the first-half scoring for the Vikes with a sprint up the right side of field in the 36th minute, giving Victoria a 29-0 lead at the half.
• The opening play of the second half consisted of Maelle Reed receiving a pass and taking off downfield, charging through Calgary defenders to score the try. A MacKinnon convert pushed the Vikes ahead, 36-0, in the 41st minute.
• MacKinnon scored all seven points for UVic in the 46th minute, getting the ball after a Vikes lineout and fighting through oncoming tacklers to touch the ball down for the try. Two more points from a successful conversion increased the Vikes' lead to 43-0.
• A push through the Dinos in the left corner of the field resulted in Soleil Brooks scoring the try in the 52nd minute, bringing the score to 48-0 for Victoria.
• Back-to-back tries from Justine Blatt-Janmaat in the 57th and 71st minutes added 10 points to UVic's lead, 58-0.
• The Vikes put one final try on the board after a massive run from Shaye Ogurek added five more points to their lead. A successful convert from Hadley MacPherson tacked on the final two points in the Vikes' win to finalize the score at 65-0.

WORTH NOTING

• The Vikes have recorded shutouts in back-to-back matches (vs. Alberta, Sept. 17, and vs. Calgary, Sept. 21), outscoring their opponents 114-0 over the two games.
• MacKinnon led the Vikes with a 13-point performance, coming by way of one try and four converts.
• Champion and Blatt-Janmaat each registered two tries in the win, marking the fifth and sixth time a Vike has scored two-or-more tries in a single game this season.
• Brooks, Champion, and MacKinnon each registered their first tries of 2023 in the win.
• Victoria improves to 2-1 with the win, while the Dinos drop to 0-4 with the loss.

ABOUT JENNY VINCENT
Jenny Vincent was a pioneer in women's rugby as a player and a coach. Vincent coached the Vikes during their first season of now-U SPORTS competition before relocating to Calgary, turning the Dinos club team into a varsity program and guiding the team through its first season of Canada West play. Vincent passed away after a battle with cancer in January, 2010. The annual matchup between the University of Victoria and University of Calgary women's rugby teams is played in her honour.

UP NEXT
The Vikes host the University of Lethbridge Sunday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. on Wallace Field.