VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds won two of three contests Sunday to finish off the second tournament of the Canada West Women's Sevens Series, hosted by the University of the Fraser Valley.

The T-Birds dropped a 31-7 game against the eventual champion Victoria Vikes, before rebounding to edge the Calgary Dinos 19-17. UBC then concluded the weekend with a 45-0 shutout of the host Cascades.

Shoshana Seumanutafa scored the lone try, which she converted as well, for the T-Birds against Victoria, which opened up a 17-0 gap at halftime.
 

The best match of the day was the back-and-forth battle between UBC and Calgary, which came down to the very last play. Every time the Dinos scored, the women in blue and gold replied with a try of their own.

With the 'Birds trailing 17-12 very late in the second half, Alayna Scramstad got across the try line to tie the game at 17-17. Seumanutafa then kicked a difficult convert through the uprights to give UBC the two-point triumph.
 
Vanessa Graham opened the scoring for Calgary to make it 5-0. Brooke Bazian responded with a try and convert to put UBC ahead 7-5. The Dinos took a 12-7 advantage into the mid-game break on Laura Petrillo's try and convert.
 
After halftime, Bazian earned her second try of the game to level the score at 12-12. Calgary took its third lead of the contest when Graham her second try, which went unconverted.
 
UBC didn't need last-second heroics in its final matchup, as Ciara Malone scored four tries in a 45-point shutout of Fraser Valley. Bazian and Nicole Mallow got the others, while the T-Birds were also awarded a penalty try. Bazian kicked four converts to finish the game with 13 points.
 
UBC finished the tournament in fifth place with a 3-3 record and 15 points in total. In the overall series standings, the T-Birds are also fifth, with six points.
 
Sunday results
ROUND 5
Game 13: Calgary Dinos 19, Lethbridge Pronghorns 10
Scoring summary:
CGY: 7-12: 19
LET: 10-0: 10
• LET try – #2 Hailey Driscoll (convert missed) – 5-0
• CGY try – #8 Breanne Morgan (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 7-5
• LET try – #2 Hailey Driscoll (convert missed) – 10-7
Half
• CGY try – #13 Vanessa Graham (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 14-10
• CGY try – #9 Taejah Thompson (convert missed) – 19-10
 
Game 14: Alberta Pandas 43, Thompson Rivers WolfPack 0
Scoring summary:
ALB: 17-26: 43
TRU: 0-0: 0
• ALB try – #21 Lora Lee (#21 Lora Lee convert) – 7-0
• ALB try – #14 Heidi Farley (convert missed) – 12-0
• ALB try – #10 Sarah Farley (convert missed) – 17-0
Half
• ALB try – #6 Alexa Martin (#21 Lora Lee convert) – 24-0
• ALB try – #14 Heidi Farley (convert missed) – 29-0
• ALB try – #7 Karlie Tkachanko (#21 Lora Lee convert) – 36-0
• ALB try – #8 Elizabeth Steele (#21 Lora Lee convert) – 43-0
 
Game 15: Victoria Vikes 31, UBC Thunderbirds 7
Scoring summary:
VIC: 17-14: 31
UBC: 0-7: 7
• VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (convert missed) – 5-0
• VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 12-0
• VIC try – #3 Chanelle Edwards-Challenger (convert missed) – 17-0
Half
• VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 24-0
• UBC try – #11 Shoshana Seumanutafa (#11 Shoshana Seumanutafa convert) – 24-7
• VIC try – #13 Renee Gonzalez (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 31-7
 
ROUND 6
Game 16: Alberta Pandas 27, Lethbridge Pronghorns 5
Scoring summary:
ALB: 17-10: 27
LET: 0-5: 5
• ALB try – #5 Courtney Holtkamp (convert missed) – 5-0
• ALB try – #5 Courtney Holtkamp (convert missed) – 10-0
• ALB try – #15 Heidi Peake (#5 Courtney Holtkamp convert) – 17-0
Half
• ALB try – #14 Heidi Farley (convert missed) – 22-0
• ALB try – #5 Courtney Holtkamp (convert missed) – 27-0
• LET try – #5 Hannah Lopez (convert missed) – 27-5
 
Game 17: UBC Thunderbirds 19, Calgary Dinos 17
Scoring summary:
UBC: 7-12: 19
CGY: 12-5: 17
• CGY try – #13 Vanessa Graham (convert missed) – 5-0
• UBC try – #4 Brooke Bazian (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 7-5
• CGY try – #6 Laura Petrillo (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 12-7
Half
• UBC try – #4 Brooke Bazian (convert missed) – 12-12
• CGY try – #13 Vanessa Graham (convert missed) – 17-12
• UBC try – #9 Alayna Scramstad (#11 Shoshana Seumanutafa convert) – 19-17
 
Game 18: Victoria Vikes 57, Fraser Valley Cascades 0
Scoring summary:
VIC: 29-28: 57
UFV: 0-0: 0
• VIC try – #15 McKenzie Pusch (#14 Sasha Guedes convert) – 7-0
• VIC try – #15 McKenzie Pusch (convert missed) – 12-0
• VIC try – #11 Julia Folk (#14 Sasha Guedes convert) – 19-0
• VIC try – #14 Sasha Guedes (convert missed) – 24-0
• VIC try – #15 McKenzie Pusch (convert missed) – 29-0
Half
• VIC try – #3 Chanelle Edwards-Challenger (#14 Sasha Guedes convert) – 36-0
• VIC try – #10 Jess Neilson (#10 Jess Neilson convert) – 43-0
• VIC try – #15 McKenzie Pusch (#10 Jess Neilson convert) – 50-0
• VIC try – #14 Sasha Guedes (#10 Jess Neilson convert) – 57-0
 
ROUND 7
Game 19: Calgary Dinos 53, TRU WolfPack 0
Scoring summary:
CGY: 22-31: 53
TRU: 0-0: 0
• CGY try – #9 Taejah Thompson (convert missed) – 5-0
• CGY try – #14 Kelcey Leavitt (convert missed) – 10-0
• CGY try – #14 Kelcey Leavitt (convert missed) – 15-0
• CGY try – #9 Taejah Thompson (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 22-0
Half
• CGY try – #7 Alisa Illichova (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 29-0
• CGY try – #15 Emmanuella Anye (convert missed) – 34-0
• CGY try – #7 Alisa Illichova (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 41-0
• CGY try – #7 Alisa Illichova (convert missed) – 46-0
• CGY try – #13 Vanessa Graham (#6 Laura Petrillo convert) – 53-0
 
Game 20: UBC Thunderbirds 45, UFV Cascades 0
Scoring summary:
UBC: 12-33: 45
UFV: 0-0: 0
• UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (convert missed) – 5-0
• UBC try – #10 Nicole Mallow (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 12-0
Half
• UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 19-0
• UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (convert missed) – 24-0
• UBC try – #4 Brooke Bazian (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 31-0
• UBC try – Penalty try (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 38-0
• UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 45-0
 
Game 21: Victoria Vikes 21, Lethbridge Pronghorns 19
Scoring summary:
VIC: 21-0: 21
LET: 0-19: 19
• VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 7-0
• VIC try – #2 Gurpreet Dhaliwal (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 14-0
• VIC try – #5 Emily Belchos (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 21-0
Half
• LET try – #3 Carolyn McKee (#4 Caitlin Sears convert) – 21-7
• LET try – #9 Abby Neudorf (convert missed) – 21-12
• LET try – #5 Hannah Lopez (#5 Hanna Lopez convert) – 21-19
 
Tournament standings – Final
TEAM     WINS      LOSSES  TIES         POINTS
VIC           6               0               0               24
CGY         4               2               0               18
ALB          4               2               0               18
LET           3               3               0               15
UBC         3               3               0               15
UFV         1               5               0               9
TRU         0               6               0               6
NOTE: Teams are awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss. Ties are broken based on head-to-head records.
 
Overall series standings
Team / Tourney 1 pts / Tourney 2 pts / Total pts
VIC – 10 / 10 / 20 pts
CGY – 6 / 8 / 14 pts
LET – 8 / 4 / 12 pts
ALB – 2 / 6 / 8 pts
UBC – 4 / 2 / 6 pts
UFV – 1 / 1 / 2 pts
TRU – NA / 0 / 0 pts
 
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 Feb. 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. 10-11) and University of Victoria (Feb. 24-25).