EDMONTON – Protected from the freezing elements, six teams from Canada West hit the pitch for Day 1 action inside the Dome at Foote Field for the first of three Canada West Rugby 7's tournaments.
The UBC Thunderbirds, three-time reigning Canada West Rugby 7's Champions, sit atop the standings, going 3-0 on Saturday. Their rivals, the Victoria Vikes, also went undefeated ahead of the matchup between those two teams on Sunday.
The Trinity Western Spartans, Calgary Dinos and host Alberta Pandas all found themselves in a three-way tie for third, with 1-2 records. The Lethbridge Pronghorns ended the day winless.
Nine different players scored tries for UBC over their three matches, led by
Kiki Idowu and
Adia Pye who each recorded five. They both scored three in the tournament's opening match, a 55-7 victory over the Pandas.
Their second match was much closer, as while the Spartans went into halftime down 15-5, they struck back early in the second period with a Kelsa Kempf score to cut the lead in half.
Mya Koleba responded with a try, but Kempf hit right back to help make it a three-point lead in the late stages.
The T-Birds were able to close things out, however, with fifth-year senior
Olivia Sarabura providing an insurance try and successful convert to close out a 27-17 win.
The third and final outing of the day was less close, with the Thunderbirds recording a shutout against the Pronghorns.
Jaime Dickson helped push UBC's lead out in the first half with consecutive tries, as the T-Birds eventually prevailed 44-0.
The Thunderbirds have two more matches remaining in the season-opening tournament, both taking place on Sunday. First, they face the Dinos at 9:44 a.m., before taking on Victoria at 12:44 p.m. (all times PT).
RUGBY 7's ALBERTA TOURNAMENT STANDINGS – DAY 1
|
TEAM |
W |
L |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| 3 |
Alberta |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 4 |
Calgary |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 5 |
Trinity Western |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 6 |
Lethbridge |
0 |
3 |
3 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
ROUND 1
Game 1: UBC Thunderbirds (55) vs Alberta Pandas (7)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
27 |
18 |
55 |
| ALB |
7 |
0 |
7 |
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #11
Piper Logan (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
UBC try - #11
Piper Logan (convert missed) 15-0 UBC
ALB try - #15 Emilee Randolph (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 15-7 UBC
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (#12
Brooklyn Roddham convert) 22-7 UBC
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 27-7 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #12
Lana Dueck (#12
Lana Dueck convert) 34-7 UBC
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (#12
Brooklyn Roddham convert) 41-7 UBC
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (#12
Brooklyn Roddham convert) 48 - 7 UBC
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (#12
Brooklyn Roddham convert) 55-7 UBC
Game 2: Victoria Vikes (45) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (10)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
26 |
29 |
45 |
| LET |
0 |
10 |
10 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 5-0 VIC
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 12-0 VIC
VIC try - #15 Kyla Warren (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 19-0 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 26-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 33-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 40-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 45-0 VIC
LET try - #6 Sydney Wollbaum (convert missed) 45-5 VIC
LET try - #2 Jorja Salmon (convert missed) 45-10 VIC
Game 3: Trinity Western Spartans (33) vs Calgary Dinos (12)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
26 |
7 |
33 |
| CGY |
5 |
7 |
12 |
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 7-0 TWU
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 7-5 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 14-5 TWU
TWU try - #11 Kala Campbell (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 21-5 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (convert missed) 26-5 TWU
HALF
CGY try - #13 Kayla MacLean (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 26-12 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 33-12 TWU
ROUND 2
Game 4: Lethbridge Pronghorns (5) vs Alberta Pandas (28)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| LET |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| ALB |
5 |
23 |
28 |
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanrahan (#10 Nina McLaren convert) 7-0 ALB
HALF
ALB try - #12 Izzy Weist (#10 Nina McLaren convert) 14-0 ALB
ALB try - #10 Nina McLaren (#10 Nina McLaren convert) 21-0 ALB
ALB try - #8 Kaitlyn Tetteh-Wayoe (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 28-0 ALB
LET try - #8 Tayah Perry (convert missed) 28-5 ALB
Game 5: UBC Thunderbirds (27) vs Trinity Western Spartans (17)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
15 |
12 |
27 |
| TWU |
5 |
12 |
17 |
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #10
Lana Dueck (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
TWU try - #1 Hailey Hibbs (convert missed) 10-5 UBC
UBC try - #21
Olivia Sarabura (convert missed) 15-5 UBC
HALF
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 15-10 UBC
UBC try - #1
Mya Koleba (convert missed) 20-10 UBC
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 20-17 UBC
UBC try - #21
Olivia Sarabura (#21
Olivia Sarabura convert) 27-17 UBC
Game 6: Victoria Vikes (33) vs Calgary Dinos (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
21 |
12 |
33 |
| CGY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - # 12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 21-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 28-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 33-0 VIC
ROUND 3
Game 7: UBC Thunderbirds (44) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
24 |
20 |
44 |
| LET |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (#21
Olivia Sarabura convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (#21
Olivia Sarabura convert) 14-0 UBC
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert missed) 19-0 UBC
UBC try - #9
Sara Tehrani (convert missed) 24-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #12
Brooklyn Roddham (convert missed) 29-0 UBC
UBC try - #1
Mya Koleba (convert missed) 34-0 UBC
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 39-0 UBC
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 44-0 UBC
Game 8: Calgary Dinos (24) vs Alberta Pandas (19)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
19 |
5 |
24 |
| ALB |
0 |
19 |
19 |
CGY try - #2 Willow Beyea (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 12-0 CGY
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 19-0 CGY
HALF
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanrahan (convert missed) 19-5 CGY
CGY try - #7 Ember Larson (convert missed) 24-5 CGY
ALB try - #23 Keira Skrenek (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-12 CGY
ALB try - #8 Kaitlyn Tetteh-Wayoe (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-19 CGY
Game 9: Victoria Vikes (29) vs Trinity Western Spartans (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
19 |
10 |
29 |
| TWU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#7 Elle Douglas convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - #13 Maggie Mackinnon (convert missed) 19-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #13 Maggie Mackinnon (convert missed) 24-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 29-0 VIC
