Kiki Idowu charging straight toward the camera before scoring a try, a dejected looking Dinos defender seen giving up the chase in the background
Chuck Russell/UBC Thunderbirds

Women's Rugby Sevens Michael McColl (UBC Communications)

Host T-Birds dominant on day 1 of season's second sevens tournament

VANCOUVER - The UBC Thunderbirds and Victoria Vikes went a perfect 3-0 on the first day of the second stop of the Women's Canada West 7s series at Thunderbirds Stadium in Vancouver on Friday, February 9. The two BC rivals lead the six-team field, moving onto Saturday's final two matches as the top two sides.

The hosting Thunderbirds ran over 19 tries and kicked 11 conversions as they beat Trinity Western Spartans 43-0, Lethbridge Pronghorns 29-10, and Calgary Dinos 45-7.  Sarah MacPherson led the scoring for UBC with 30 points from six tries.

VANCOUVER,BC - February 9, 2024 - Day one action of the CanWest Rugby Series at UBC in Vancouver, BC. (Chuck Russell/UBC Athletics)***MANDATORY CREDIT***

Victoria, who snapped UBC's 18-game unbeaten streak to win the first Canada West 7s series of 2024 in Edmonton last month, ran over 15 tries and kicked 11 conversions as they saw of Calgary Dinos 33-7, Trinity Western Spartans 31-7, and Alberta Pandas ?33-0. Maggie MacKinnon led the scoring for UVic, and overall on day one, with 33 points from three tries and nine conversions.

Trintiy Western Spartans and Lethbridge Pronghorns have one win apeice from their three games. TWU beat Lethbridge 15-10 for their victory while the Pronghorns got their win in their first match of the day, overcoming Alberta Pandas 19-7.

Calgary and Alberta played out an entertaining 10-10 draw in the inter-provincial battle to get their only points of the day on the board.

Saturday will feature the final two rounds of action to wrap up the round robin-style tournament. The action begins at 9.45 a.m. at Thunderbird Stadium.
?VANCOUVER,BC - February 9, 2024 - Day one action of the CanWest Rugby Series at UBC in Vancouver, BC. (Chuck Russell/UBC Athletics)***MANDATORY CREDIT***

ROUND 1

Game 1:  Victoria Vikes  33   Calgary Dinos  7
 
Scoring summary:
 
                1      2     T
VIC:        21   12   33  
CAL:         7     0     7
 
 1' VIC try - # 9 Shaye Ogurek   (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)   7-0  VIC
3'  VIC try - #13 Larah Wright   (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert )  14-0 VIC 
5' VIC  try - #5 Maggie MacKinnon   (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)  21-0 VIC
7' CAL penalty try       21-7 VIC  (VIC #11 Emmie Pierce yellow card)

HALF

8' VIC try - #12 Elle Douglas (#12 Elle Douglas convert)  28-7 VIC
13' VIC try - #25 Macy Wiebe (convert missed) 33 - 7 VIC


Game 2:  UBC Thunderbirds  43  TWU Spartans 0
 
Scoring summary:
 
                 1      2     T
UBC:       33   10    43
TWU:       0     0      0
 
 1' UBC try - #6 Adia Pye  (#5 Savannah Bauder convert)   7-0  UBC
3' UBC try - #5  Savannah Bauder  (#5 Savannah Bauder convert)  14-0 UBC
4' UBC try - #6 Adia Pye  (#5 Savannah Bauder convert)  21-0 UBC
5' UBC try - #9 Sarah MacPherson ( convert missed)  26-0 UBC 
7' UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck  (#12 Lana Dueck convert)  33-0 UBC

HALF

9' UBC try - #9 Sarah MacPherson (convert missed)   38-0 UBC
14' UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck   (convert missed)  43-0 UBC


Game 3:  Alberta Pandas 7  Lethbridge Pronghorns  19
 
Scoring summary:
 
                 1      2     T
ALB:         7      0     7
LET:          5    12   17
 
1' LET try - #13 Verity Fex (convert missed)   0-5 LET
7' ALB try - #10 Kate Manning  (#10 Kate Manning convert)  7-5 ALB

HALF

9' LET try - #13 Verity Fex (convert missed)  7-10 LET
12' LET try - #15 Brooklyn Perry  (#14 Kayleigh Noel convert)  7-17 LET


ROUND 2

Game 4:  Victoria Vikes  31   Trinity Western Spartans  7

Scoring summary:
 
                 1      2     T
VIC:         26    5     31
TWU:       0     7      7

 1' VIC try - # 9 Shaye Ogurek   (convert missed)   5-0  VIC
3' VIC try - #10 Emily Findlay  (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)   12-0 VIC
4' VIC try - #11 Emmie Pierce  (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)  19-0 VIC
7' VIC try - #13 Larah Wright (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)  26-0 VIC

HALF

8' TWU try - #11 Sara Eskildsen (#8 Vlada Shevchenko convert)  26-7 VIC
10' VIC try - #5 Maggie MacKinnon  (convert missed)  31-7 VIC


Game 5:  UBC Thunderbirds   29   Lethbridge Pronghorns  10

Scoring summary:  
 
                 1      2     T
UBC:        17   12   29 
LET:          10    0    10

1' UBC try - #1 Sara Kaljuvee  (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert)  7-0 UBC
2' UBC try - #7 Olivia Sarabura  (convert missed) 12-0 UBC
4' LET try - #11  Tory Clements  (convert missed) 12-5 UBC
6' LET try - #12 Zina Umeh  (convert missed)  12-10 UBC
7' UBC try - #4 Grace Turner  (convert missed) 17-10 UBC

HALF

10' UBC try - #8 Tia Jordo  (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert)  24-10 UBC
13' UBC try - #13 Sarah MacPherson  (convert missed)  29-10 UBC


Game 6:   Alberta Pandas  10   Calgary Dinos  10

Scoring summary:   
 
                 1      2     T
ALB:         5      5     10
CAL:         5      5     10

1' ALB try - #24 Halle Walters  (convert missed)   5-0 ALB
5' CAL try - #3 Willow Beyea  (convert missed)     5-5

HALF

8' CAL try - #1 Ashlynn Smith (convert missed)    5-10 CAL
14' ALB try - #12 Kate Alcock (convert missed)    10-10


ROUND 3

Game 7:   Lethbridge Pronghorns  10   Trinity Western Spartans  15

Scoring summary:
 
                 1      2     T
LET:         10     5     15
TWU:        0    10    10

2' TWU try - #1 Danika Dool  (convert missed)   5-0 TWU
7' TWU try - #1 Danika Dool  (convert missed)   10-0 TWU

HALF

9' TWU try - #1 Danika Dool  (convert missed)   15-0 TWU
11' LET try - #12 Zina Umeh  (convert missed)  15-5 TWU
14' LET try - #12 Zina Umeh  (convert missed)  15-10 TWU


Game 8:   UBC Thunderbirds   45  Calgary Dinos  7

Scoring summary:
 
                 1      2     T
UBC:        21   24     41
CAL:          0     7      7

2' UBC try - #5 Savannah Bauder  (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert)   7-0 UBC
5' UBC try - #9 Sarah MacPherson  (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert)  14-0 UBC
6' UBC try - #7 Olivia Sarabura  (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert)  21-0 UBC

HALF

9' UBC try - #9 Sarah MacPherson (convert missed)  26-0 UBC
11' UBC try - #9 Sarah MacPherson (#1 Sara Kaljuvee convert)  33-0 UBC
13' UBC try - #10 Kiki Idowu  (convert missed)  38-0 UBC
14' CAL try - #4 Macie Kitt  (#4 Macie Kitt convert) 38-7 UBC
14' UBC try - #3 Anya Prokopich  (#14 Delaney Woods convert) 45-7 UBC


Game 9:    Victoria Vikes  33    Alberta Pandas  0

Scoring summary:
 
                 1      2     T
VIC:         21  12     33
ALB:          0    0      0

1' VIC try - #10 Emily Findlay  (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)  7-0 VIC
3' VIC try - #13 Larah Wright  (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)  14-0 VIC
4' VIC try - #5 Maggie MacKinnon  (#5 Maggie MacKinnon convert)  21-0 VIC

HALF

9' VIC try - #13 Larah Wright  (#12 Elle Douglas convert)   28-0 VIC
14' VIC try - #11 Emmie Pierce (convert missed)  33-0 VIC
 
DAY 2 SCHEDULE - Saturday Feb 10th
Rd #4 9:45 U of C v TWU
10:07 UVic v Lethbridge
10:30 UBC v U of A
Rd #5 12:30 U of C v Lethbridge
12:52 U of A v TWU
1:14 UVic v UBC 
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Players Mentioned

Savannah Bauder

Savannah Bauder

5' 7"
4th
Tia Jordo

Tia Jordo

5' 7"
2nd
Sarah MacPherson

Sarah MacPherson

5' 8"
2nd
Olivia Sarabura

Olivia Sarabura

5' 10"
3rd
Grace Turner

Grace Turner

5' 5"
2nd
Delaney Woods

Delaney Woods

5' 8"
2nd
Lana Dueck

Lana Dueck

5' 8"
1st
Kiki Idowu

Kiki Idowu

5' 6"
1st
Sara Kaljuvee

Sara Kaljuvee

5' 5"
1st
Anya Prokopich

Anya Prokopich

5' 11"
1st

Players Mentioned

Savannah Bauder

Savannah Bauder

5' 7"
4th
Tia Jordo

Tia Jordo

5' 7"
2nd
Sarah MacPherson

Sarah MacPherson

5' 8"
2nd
Olivia Sarabura

Olivia Sarabura

5' 10"
3rd
Grace Turner

Grace Turner

5' 5"
2nd
Delaney Woods

Delaney Woods

5' 8"
2nd
Lana Dueck

Lana Dueck

5' 8"
1st
Kiki Idowu

Kiki Idowu

5' 6"
1st
Sara Kaljuvee

Sara Kaljuvee

5' 5"
1st
Anya Prokopich

Anya Prokopich

5' 11"
1st