EDMONTON – The UBC Thunderbirds finished fourth at the 2018 University of Alberta Rugby 7s tournament, a two-day Canada West women's event that finished Sunday at The Dome at Foote Field in Edmonton.
 
UBC dropped the third-place match after the Calgary Dinos scored a last-second try to record a 21-17 win. Breanne Morgan got her first try of the game with no time left to lift the Dinos to the bronze medal. UBC trailed 14-7 at the half but took the lead on unconverted tries from Delaney Aikens and Ciara Malone.
 
The T-Birds concluded round-robin play with matches against the Victoria VIkes and the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
 
Both UBC and Victoria entered the day with 3-0 records. Brooke Bazian tied the contest at 7-7 by converting her own try in the first half, but the Vikes responded with three consecutive tries, one in the first half, and a pair in the second, to earn a 26-7 triumph.
 
First-half tries from Malone and Delaney Aikens allowed UBC to take a 12-7 advantage into halftime against Lethbridge, but the Pronghorns scored four of their own in the second to win 29-12.
 

The T-Birds finished the weekend with a 3-3 record.
 
The Canada West Rugby 7s series will now head to Abbotsford, B.C. February 10-11, as the Fraser Valley Cascades host the second of three tournaments this season.
 
Round 4
 
Game 10: Victoria Vikes (26) vs. UBC Thunderbirds (7)
Scoring summary:
VIC: 14-12: 26
UBC: 7-0: 7
 
VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 7-0
UBC try – #4 Brooke Bazian (#4 Brooke Bazian Convert) – 7-7
VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 14-7

Half-time

VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (Convert missed) – 19-7
VIC try – #6 Madeleine Graham (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 26-7
 
Game 11: Lethbridge Pronghorns (14) vs. Calgary Dinos (14)
Scoring summary:
LET: 7-7: 14
CGY: 7-7: 14
 
CGY try – #13 Vanessa Graham (#10 Berlyn Seselja Convert) – 7-0
LET try – #2 Hailey Driscoll (#4 Caitlin Sears Convert) – 7-7

Half-time

CGY try – #8 Emily Tuttosi (#6 Laura Petrillo Convert) – 14-7
LET try – #1 Abigail Duguid (#5 Hannah Lopez Convert) – 14-14

Game 12: Fraser Valley Cascades (5) vs. Alberta Pandas (52)
Scoring summary:
UFV: 0-5: 5
ALB: 33-19: 52
 
ALB try - #14 Heidi Farley (#24 Ali Wicklum Convert) - 7-0
ALB try - #24 Ali Wicklum (#24 Ali Wicklum Convert) - 14-0
ALB try - #24 Ali Wicklum (Convert missed) - 19-0
ALB try - #5 Courtney Holtkamp (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 26-0
ALB try - #21 Lora Lee (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 33-0

Half-time

UFV try - #2 Mackenzie Fowler (#2 Mackenzie Fowler Convert) 33-7
ALB try - #14 Heidi Farley (Convert missed) - 38-7
ALB try - #21 Lora Lee (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 45-7
ALB try - #15 Heidi Peake (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 52-7
 
Round 5
 
Game 13: UBC Thunderbirds (12) vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns (29)
Scoring summary:
UBC: 12-0: 12
LET: 7-22: 29
 
UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (Convert missed) – 5-0
LET try – #10 Carolyn McKee (#4 Caitlin Sears Convert) – 7-5
UBC try – #15 Delaney Aikens (#4 Brooke Bazian Convert) – 12-7

Half-time

LET try – #5 Hannah Lopez (#4 Caitlin Sears Convert) – 14-12
LET try – #2 Hailey Driscoll (Convert missed) – 19-12
LET try – #4 Caitlin Sears (Convert missed) – 24-12
LET try – #6 Brittany Orr (Convert missed) – 29-12
 

Game 14: Fraser Valley Cascades (0) vs. Calgary Dinos (36)
Scoring summary:
UFV: 0-0: 0
CGY: 17-19: 36

CGY try – #9 Taejah Thompson (#13 Laura Petrillo Convert) – 7-0
CGY try – #14 Kelcey Leavitt (Convert missed) – 12-0
CGY try – #13 Laura Petrillo (Convert missed) – 17-0

Half-time

CGY try – #5 Alyson MacDougall (#10 Berlyn Seselja Convert) – 24-0
CGY try – #14 Kelcey Leavitt (Convert missed) – 29-0
CGY try – #12 Breanne Morgan (#10 Berlyn Seselja Convert) – 36-0

Game 15: Alberta Pandas (5) vs. Victoria Vikes (20)
Scoring summary:
ALB: 0-5: 5
VIC: 15-5: 20
 
VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (Convert missed) – 5-0
VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (Convert missed) – 10-0
VIC try – #10 Jess Neilson (Convert missed) – 15-0

Half-time

ALB try - #11 Jamie Braybrook (Convert missed) - 15-5
VIC try – #10 Jess Neilson (Convert missed) – 20-5

Round 6 - Playoff Round
 
Fifth Place Game: Alberta Pandas (52) vs. Fraser Valley Cascades (0)
Scoring summary:
ALB: 33-19: 52
UFV: 0-0: 0
 
ALB try - #24 Ali Wicklum (#24 Ali Wicklum Convert) - 7-0
ALB try - #14 Heidi Farley (#24 Ali Wicklum Convert) - 14-0
ALB try - #9 Athea Volpe (Convert missed) - 19-0
ALB try - #15 Heidi Peake (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 26-0
ALB try - #12 Aly Andersen (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 33-0

Half-time

ALB try - #5 Courtney Holtkamp (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 40-0
ALB try - #13 Ferris Sandboe (Convert missed) - 45-0
ALB try - #7 Karlie Tkachanko (#21 Lora Lee Convert) - 52-0
 
Third Place Match: UBC Thunderbirds (17) vs. Calgary Dinos (21)
Scoring summary:
UBC: 7-10: 17
CGY: 14-7: 21

UBC try – #15 Delaney Aikens (#4 Brooke Bazian Convert) – 7-0
CGY try – #14 Kelcey Leavitt (#10 Berlyn Seselja Convert) – 7-7
CGY try – #6 Laura Petrillo (#10 Berlyn Seselja) – 14-7

Half-time

UBC try – #15 Delaney Aikens (Convert missed) – 14-12
UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (Convert missed) – 17-14
CGY try – #12 Breanne Morgan (#10 Berlyn Seselja Convert) – 21-17

First Place Match: Victoria Vikes (35) vs. Lethbridge Pronghorns (7)
Scoring summary:
VIC: 14-21: 35
LET: 7-0: 7
 
LET try – #6 Brittany Orr (#5 Hannah Lopez Convert) – 7-0
VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 7-7
VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 14-7

Half-time

VIC try – #12 Julia Folk (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 21-7
VIC try – #10 Jess Neilson (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 28-7
VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (#9 Kara Galbraith Convert) – 35-7
 
Tournament standings
            W        L          T          Pts.
VIC      6          0          0          24
LET      3          2          1          16
CGY     3          2          1          16
UBC     3          3          0          15
ALB     2          4          0          12
UBC     0          6          0          6

NOTE: Teams are awarded 4 pts. for a win, 2 pts. for a draw, and 1 pt. for a loss.
 
Overall series standings
                  Pts.
 
VIC           10
LET            8
CGY           6
UBC          4
ALB          2
UFV         1             
 
About the Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series:
2018 marks the second 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, which will include scholarship opportunities for players at all six competing institutions, 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.
 
2018 Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series tournament dates: University of Alberta (Jan. 20-21), University of the Fraser Valley (Feb. 10 and 11) and University of Victoria (Feb. 24 and 25).