ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The UBC Thunderbirds won all three matches Sunday at the Abbotsford tournament of the 2019 Canada West Women's Sevens Series, hosted by the Fraser Valley Cascades, to finish second at the event. UBC went 2-1 on Saturday.

The T-Birds opened the day with a come-from-behind 15-7 win over Calgary, before shutting out host Fraser Valley by 50 points.
 
UBC concluded Sunday with another comeback triumph, 15-10 over Lethbridge, with the winning margin coming from Delaney Aikens's try just before the final whistle. The result enabled the T-Birds to hold onto first place in the overall standings with 27 points, just ahead of UVic (25), which won the Abbotsford tournament after going undefeated in six contests.
 
In the first game on Sunday for the T-Birds, they trailed 7-5 before Delaney Aikens scored a try to put UBC ahead 10-7 going into halftime. Kally King recorded the only try in the second half. She also got the first try of the match for UBC.
 
Vivianna Johnson got three tries and Madison Blusson scored two in the Thunderbirds' win over Fraser Valley. Kaitlyn Cumming, Kendra Roberts, and Rori Wood added a try each. Wood kicked three converts and Shoshanah Seumanutafa had two.
 
The weather was a significant storyline on Sunday. After relatively mild temperatures and periodic sun on Saturday, Day 2 featured a rare snowfall in Abbotsford with gusting wind. Temperatures were in the neighbourhood of -5 C, with wind chill to -15 C.
 
The Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series concludes with Tournament No. 3, March 2-3 at UBC.
 

Sunday results
ROUND 5
Game 13: Victoria Vikes 22, Lethbridge Pronghorns 10
Scoring summary:
VIC: 12-10: 22
LET: 5-5: 10
• LET try – #2 Carolyn McKee (convert missed) – 5-0
• VIC try – #14 McKenzie Pusch (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 7-5
• VIC try – #3 Chanelle Edwards-Challenger (convert missed) – 12-5
Half
• VIC try - #14 McKenzie Pusch (convert missed) – 17-5
• LET try – #7 Hailey Driscoll (convert missed) – 17-10
• VIC try – #5 Ashah Payson (convert missed) – 22-10
 
Game 14: Alberta Pandas 27, UBC Okanagan Heat 12
Scoring summary:
ALB: 17-10: 27
UBCO: 0-12: 12
• ALB try – #10 Heidi Farley (#11 Cara Park convert) – 7-0
• ALB try – #6 Alexandra Martin (convert missed) – 12-0
• ALB try – #24 Emily Brown (convert missed) – 17-0
Half
• UBCO try – #4 Emma Johnson (#9 Jordanne Sulz convert) – 17-7
• ALB try – #21 Zoe Melnychuk (convert missed) – 22-7
• ALB try – #14 Lora Lee (convert missed) – 27-7
• UBCO try – #14 Maria Ritchie (convert missed) – 27-12
 
Game 15: UBC Thunderbirds 15, Calgary Dinos 7
Scoring summary:
UBC: 10-5: 15
CGY: 7-0: 7
• UBC try – #7 Kally King (convert missed) – 5-0
• CGY try – #12 Emma Newton (#15 Elysa Sandron convert) – 7-5
• UBC try – #4 Delaney Aikens (convert missed) – 10-7
Half
• UBC try – #7 Kally King (convert missed) – 15-7
 
ROUND 6
Game 16: Lethbridge Pronghorns 19, Alberta Pandas 0
Scoring summary:
LET: 12-7: 19
ALB: 0-0: 0
• LET try – #3 Abigail Duguid (convert missed) – 5-0
• LET try – #2 Carolyn McKee (#5 Caitlyn Sears convert) – 12-0
Half
• LET try – #6 Genna Wright (#5 Caitlin Sears convert) – 19-0
 
Game 17: Victoria Vikes 28, Calgary Dinos 0
Scoring summary:
VIC: 14-14: 28
CGY: 0-0: 0
• VIC try – #11 Nicola Smith (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 7-0
• VIC try – #10 Paige Farries (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 14-0
Half
• VIC try – #10 Paige Farries (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 21-0
• VIC try – #9 Linnea Dalvi (#15 Alexie Pusch convert) – 28-0
 
Game 18: UBC Thunderbirds 50, Fraser Valley Cascades 0
Scoring summary:
UBC: 24-26: 50
UFV: 0-0: 0
• UBC try – #6 Kaitlyn Cumming (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) – 7-0
• UBC try – #9 Vivianna Johnson (convert missed) – 12-0
• UBC try – #9 Vivianna Johnson (convert missed) – 17-0
• UBC try – #11 Madison Blusson (#5 Shoshanah Seumanutafa convert) – 24-0
Half
• UBC try – #9 Vivianna Johnson (#1 Rori Wood convert) – 31-0
• UBC try – #10 Kendra Roberts (#1 Rori Wood convert) – 38-0
• UBC try – #11 Madison Blusson (convert missed) – 43-0
• UBC try – #1 Rori Wood (#1 Rori Wood convert) – 50-0
 
ROUND 7
Game 19: Victoria Vikes 24, UBC Okanagan Heat 7
Scoring summary:
VIC: 12-12: 24
UBCO: 0-7: 7
• VIC try – #9 Linnea Dalvi (#15 Alexie Pusch convert) – 7-0
• VIC try – #9 Linnea Dalvi (convert missed) – 12-0
Half
• VIC try – #15 Alexie Pusch (#15 Alexie Pusch) – 19-0
• VIC try – #12 Maddy Aberg (convert missed) – 24-0
• UBCO try – #4 Emma Johnson (#13 Katie Baker) – 24-7
 
Game 20: Calgary Dinos 45, Fraser Valley Cascades 0
Scoring summary:
CGY: 24-21: 45
UFV: 0-0: 0
• CGY try – #6 Grace Campbell (#15 Elysa Sandron convert) – 7-0
• CGY try – #12 Emma Newton (convert missed) – 12-0
• CGY try – #15 Elysa Sandron (convert missed) – 17-0
• CGY try – #7 Alisa Illichova (#22 Berlyn Seselja) – 24-0
Half
• CGY try – #11 Kate Knight (#22 Berlyn Seselja) – 31-0
• CGY try – #12 Emma Newton (#22 Berlyn Seselja) – 38-0
• CGY try – #6 Grace Campbell (#22 Berlyn Seselja) – 45-0
 
Game 21: UBC Thunderbirds 15, Lethbridge Pronghorns 10
Scoring summary:
UBC: 10-5: 15
LET: 5-5: 10
• UBC try – #7 Kally King (convert missed) – 5-0
• LET try – #7 Hailey Driscoll (convert missed) – 5-5
• UBC try – #7 Kally King (convert missed) – 10-5
Half
• LET try – #1 Sara Cline (convert missed) – 10-10
• UBC try – #4 Delaney Aikens (convert missed) – 15-10
 
Tournament standings
TEAM   WINS    LOSSES TIES      POINTS
VIC       6          0          0          24
UBC      5          1          0          21
LET       3          2          1          16
CGY      3          2          1          16
ALB      2          4          0          12
UFV      1          5          0          9
UBCO   0          6          0          6
NOTE: Teams are awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss.
 
Overall series standings
Team / Tourney 1 pts / Tourney 2 pts / Total pts
UBC – 15 / 12 / 27 pts
VIC – 10 / 15 / 25 pts
LET – 12 / 10 / 22 pts
CGY – 8 / 8 / 16 pts
ALB – 6 / 6 / 12 pts
UFV – 4 / 4 / 8 pts
UBCO – NA / 2 / 2 pts
REG – 2 / NA / 2 pts
TRU – 1 / NA / 1 pt
 
About the Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series
2019 marks the third 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, B2ten and Rugby Canada are committed to helping Canadian female athletes pursue their athletic careers, including an opportunity to progress to the national team.

2019 Canada West Women's Rugby Sevens Series tournament dates: University of Alberta (Jan. 19/20), University of the Fraser Valley (Feb. 2/3) and the University of British Columbia (March 2/3).