Lethbridge, A.B – The University of Victoria women's rugby team will return home victorious as they downed Lethbridge University 55-12, Sep. 13 at Community Stadium. The Vikes move to 3-0 while the Pronghorns fall to 0-1-1.

Vikes jump out to an early lead

• Vanessa Chiappetta got the scoring started with a try line blitz by the Vikes' players resulting in an early 7-0 lead.
• Carissa Norsten continued the scoring as she striked quick with a big rush down the sideline and over the line to make it 14-0.
• In the 22^nd minute, Eden Kilgour put her head down and ran through countless tackles to make it 21-0 Vikes.
• Keeping the pressure on, the Vikes effectively passed the ball around, dicing up the Horns' defense to increase their lead to 26-0.
• The Vikes' fifth try of the game came in the 33^rd minute as Emily Findlay capitalized on the Lethbridge mistakes, carrying defenders on her back past the try line to make it 31-0.
• Ella O'Regan added to the lead as she completed the try bursting through the Horns' defense extending the lead to 36-0.
• In the final seconds of the first half, Vanessa Chiapetta buried her second try of the game as she made it 43-0 headed into the half.

Vikes' lead proves insurmountable in the second half

• The Horns were the first on the board in the second half as they broke the shutout to make it 43-5.
• The Vikes took back the momentum in the 47^th minute when Chloe Hill-Huse crossed the line for her first try of the game.
• The ball movement of the Vikes continued to baffle the Horns' defenders as Carissa Norsten used her speed to make it a 55-5 Vikes' lead.
• The Pronghorns recorded their second try of the game in the 66^th minute to cut into the Vikes' lead to 55-12.

The Vikes look to continue their undefeated season with their next game, Sep. 21 against the University of Alberta at Wallace Field.