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Women's rugby hosts Lethbridge in Thursday night matchup

VICTORIA - The University of Victoria women's rugby team hosts the University of Lethbridge for a Thursday night matchup, Sept. 12, at Wallace Field.

GAME INFORMATION
Vikes vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns
Thursday, Sept. 12 | 5 p.m.
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LAST 5 MEETINGS
  • The Vikes are 5-0 against the Pronghorns in the last five meetings between the two sides, dating back to the 2019 season.
  • Lethbridge's last win in 15s action against the Vikes came Sept. 28, 2014, in a 24-22 victory on Wallace Field.
NEWS & NOTES
  • The Vikes and Pronghorns each hold 1-0 records heading into the matchup. UVic defeated mainland rivals UBC, 22-17, to open the season, Sept. 7, while Lethbridge defeated Alberta, 39-15, in its season-opener, Sept. 7.
  • Victoria is ranked fifth in the nation in the latest U SPORTS Top 10 poll.
  • Maya Addai earned Canada West Player of the Week honours following her first match as a Vike, registering a first half hat trick of tries to help the Vikes past the Thunderbirds. 
  • Three Vikes found the scoresheet in the first game of the season: Addai (three tries), Carissa Norsten (one try), and Kira Peary (one convert).
  • Four Vikes will be on debut for the Vikes against the Pronghorns: Ivy Poetker, Remee Brown, Charlotte Hilton, and Gwen King.
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Players Mentioned

Carissa Norsten

Carissa Norsten

Back 3
5' 8"
Third
RCDA, Vancouver 7s (Queen Margarets School)
Kira Peary

Kira Peary

Fly Half
5' 3"
Third
Rugby Canada Development Academy 7’s (Belmont Secondary)
Maya Addai

Maya Addai

Wing
5' 5"
Fifth
Carleton University (Holy Trinity Catholic High School)
Charlotte Hilton

Charlotte Hilton

Fly Half/Centre
5' 6"
First
U19 Atlantic Selects (Lockview High School)
Gwen King

Gwen King

Back 3
5' 8"
First
Castaway Wanderers (Reynolds Secondary)
Ivy Poetker

Ivy Poetker

Centre
5' 10"
First
Rugby Canada U18 (Central Memorial High School)
Remee Brown

Remee Brown

Hooker
5' 3"
First
Castaway Wanderers (Western Canada High School)

Players Mentioned

Carissa Norsten

Carissa Norsten

5' 8"
Third
RCDA, Vancouver 7s (Queen Margarets School)
Back 3
Kira Peary

Kira Peary

5' 3"
Third
Rugby Canada Development Academy 7’s (Belmont Secondary)
Fly Half
Maya Addai

Maya Addai

5' 5"
Fifth
Carleton University (Holy Trinity Catholic High School)
Wing
Charlotte Hilton

Charlotte Hilton

5' 6"
First
U19 Atlantic Selects (Lockview High School)
Fly Half/Centre
Gwen King

Gwen King

5' 8"
First
Castaway Wanderers (Reynolds Secondary)
Back 3
Ivy Poetker

Ivy Poetker

5' 10"
First
Rugby Canada U18 (Central Memorial High School)
Centre
Remee Brown

Remee Brown

5' 3"
First
Castaway Wanderers (Western Canada High School)
Hooker