EDMONTON - Protected from the elements, six teams from Canada West hit the field running for Day one of action on Saturday inside the Dome at Foote Field for the first of three Canada West Rugby 7s tournaments.
 
The two-time reigning Canada West Rugby 7s Champion UBC Thunderbirds sit comfortably atop the standings after going 3-0. At the same time, the Trinity Western Spartans, Victoria Vikes and Alberta Pandas found themselves in a three-way tie for second with matching 2-1 records.
 
Leading their way to success for the Thunderbirds was a line-up enriched with skill as eight players inked their names on the scoresheet, seven of whom scored tries in their 41-5 win over the Calgary Dinos in round two. Second-year T-Bird Adia Pye took charge with five total tries in the afternoon to lead all players while teammates Skye Farish and Kiki Idowu each added four on the day.


 
Highlighting Day 1 of action was the TWU Spartans upsetting the Victoria Vikes, taking down the typical rugby powerhouse in a 12-5 victory thanks to consistent defence, limited mistakes and a blistering fast second-half effort by veteran Danika Dool for the game-winning try.

In an exciting end to the day, the Vikes were pressed by the Dinos as Bomi Lawal found the endzone with two unanswered tries to put the Dinos ahead early in the second half. Makayla Joseph followed suit to increase the Dinos lead. However, not going down easy, Kira Peary secured her third try of the afternoon for the Vikes to close the gap before teammate Remee Brown completed the late comeback with 39 seconds remaining on the clock to avoid a second upset loss.
 
 
Keeping the crowd on the edge of their seats, the Vikes, Spartans and Pandas will have their work cut out for them on Day 2 as they chase the Thunderbirds. The Pandas and Spartans will spar in the final round of action on Sunday, while the Vikes will take on their west coast rivals, the Thunderbirds, to close out the tournament.
 
All teams will cap off group play on Sunday. The T-Birds take on the host Pandas at 9:44 a.m. (PT) and play the final match against the Vikes at 12:22 p.m. (PT). Stream all of the action, live or on demand, on Canada West TV.

RUGBY 7s STANDINGS
 

	TEAM	W	L	POINTS
1	UBC	3	0	12
2	Victoria	2	1	9
3	Alberta	2	1	9
3	Trinity Western	2	1	9
5	Calgary	0	3	3
6	Lethbridge	0	3	3

* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
 
ROUND 1
 
Game 1: UBC Thunderbirds (40) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (5)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC	19	21	40
LET	5	0	5

 
UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert missed) 12-0 UBC
UBC try - #1 Kiki Idowu (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 19-0 UBC
LET try - #6 Zina Umeh (convert missed) 19-5 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #1 Kiki Idowu (#12 Lana Dueck convert)  26-5 UBC
UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 33-5 UBC
UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (#12 Lana Dueck convert)  40-5 UBC
 
Game 2: Trinity Western Spartans (12) vs Victoria Vikes (5)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
TWU	5	7	12
VIC	5	0	5

 
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
VIC try - #7 Shaye Ogurek (convert missed) 5-5
HALF
TWU try - #3 Danika Dool (#4 Issy Scholtens) 12-5 TWU
 
Game 3: Alberta Pandas (26) vs Calgary Dinos (0)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
ALB	21	5	26
CGY	0	0	0

 
ALB try - #12 Kate Alcock (#12 Kate Alcock convert) 7-0 ALB
ALB try - #9 Stephanie Hovdestad (#12 Kate Alcock convert) 14-0 ALB
ALB try - #20 Helena Linklater (#12 Kate Alcock convert) 21-0 ALB
HALF
ALB try - #24 Emilee Randolph (convert missed) 26-0 ALB
 
 
ROUND 2
 
Game 4: Trinity Western Spartans (31) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (7)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
TWU	12	19	31
LET	7	0	7

 
TWU try - #15 Hailey Hibbs (#4 Issy Scholtens convert) 7-0 TWU
TWU try - #5 Jenna DeGreef (convert missed) 12-0 TWU
LET try - #6 Zina Umeh (#6 Zina Umeh convert) 12-7 TWU
HALF
TWU try - #6 Ava VanSanten (convert missed) 17-7 TWU
TWU try - #3 Danika Dool (#4 Issy Scholtens convert) 24-7 TWU
TWU try - #5 Jenna DeGreef (#5 Jenna DeGreef convert) 31-7 TWU
 
Game 5: UBC Thunderbirds (41) vs Calgary Dinos (5)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC	17	24	41
CGY	5	0	5

 
CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
UBC try - #10 Tia Jordo (#7 Skye Farish convert) 7-5 UBC
UBC try - #1 Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 12-5 UBC
UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert missed) 17-5 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (#7 Skye Farish convert) 24-5 UBC
UBC try - #7 Skye Farish convert (convert missed) 29-5 UBC
UBC try - #14 Brooke Roddham (convert missed) 34-5 UBC
UBC try - #6 Mya Koleba (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 41-5 UBC
 
Game 6: Victoria Vikes (31) vs Alberta Pandas (5)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC	14	17	31
ALB	5	0	0

 
VIC try - #6 Vanessa Chiapetta (#6 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #4 Kira Peary (#6 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 14-0 VIC
ALB try - #24 Emilee Randolph (convert missed) 14-5 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #7 Shaye Ogurek (#6 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 21-5 VIC
VIC try - #4 Kira Peary (convert missed) 26-5 VIC
VIC try - #11 Macie Wiebe (convert missed) 31-5 VIC
 
 
ROUND 3
 
Game 7: UBC Thunderbirds (34) vs Trinity Western Spartans (7)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
UBC	17	17	34
TWU	0	7	5

 
UBC try - #10 Tia Jordo (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #10 Tia Jordo (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 17-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (#12 Lana Dueck convert) 24-0 UBC
TWU try - #5 Jenna Degreef (#4 Issy Scholtens convert) 24-7 UBC
UBC try - #1 Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 29-7 UBC
UBC try - #14 Brooke Roddham (convert missed) 34-7 UBC
 
Game 8: Alberta Pandas (26) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (12)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
ALB	19	7	26
LET	0	12	12

 
ALB try - #3 Bea Herrerra (#12 Kate Alcock convert) 7-0 ALB
ALB try - #2 Maria Sawiak (#12 Kate Alcock convert) 14-0 ALB
ALB try - #15 Riley Reid (convert missed) 19-0 ALB
HALF
LET try - #3 Mackenzie Hutten (convert missed) 19-5 ALB
LET try - #6 Zina Umeh (#6 Zina Umeh convert) 19-12 ALB
ALB try - #7 Keira Skrenek (#7 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-12 ALB
 
Game 9: Victoria Vikes (19) vs Calgary Dinos (15)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC	7	12	19
CGY	5	10	15

 
VIC try - #12 Gwynnie Fry (#13 Elle Douglas convert) 7-0 VIC
CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 7-5 VIC
HALF
CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 10-7 CGY
CGY try - #13 Makayla Joseph (convert missed) 15-7 CGY
VIC try - #4 Kira Peary (#6 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 15-14 CGY
VIC try - #14 Remee Brown (convert missed) 19-14 VIC