EDMONTON – The Thunderbirds continued to roll on Day 2 of the Canada West Rugby 7's Alberta Tournament, picking up wins over Calgary and Victoria to end the first weekend of the season with a perfect 5-0 record.
Adia Pye continued to lead the charge offensively for the T-Birds, scoring four of her team's seven tries on the day to make it nine on the weekend overall. UBC has now won 30 straight 7's matches, dating back to the 2024 season.
The Thunderbirds began the day with a 17-0 win over the Dinos, their second shutout in as many matches following their 44-0 victory against Lethbridge to close Day 1. Pye and
Lana Dueck both scored in the first half, with Pye adding another after halftime while the T-Birds' defence shut down any and all offensive forays from Calgary.
Both UBC and UVic entered the final match of the weekend at 4-0, with the Vikes coming off a victory over hosts Alberta that saw them turn a 14-7 halftime deficit into a 28-14 win. Once again, the Vancouver Island outfit found themselves down at halftime, with Pye and
Olivia Sarabura combining to score 17 unanswered points in the opening period.
That commanding lead proved to be enough for the Thunderbirds to see themselves through, as though Olivia Newsome got a try back for the Vikes it was not enough. Dueck scored one more for some insurance, and UBC won 22-7.
Having won by three or more scores in all but one of their first five matches, the T-Birds were full value for their 5-0 record and 20 points that they earned in the overall Canada West standings. The Vikes sit in second place at 4-1.
Elsewhere, Trinity Western closed their weekend strong, defeating both Lethbridge and Alberta to earn a 3-2 record and finish the tournament in third place. Calgary's narrow win over the Pronghorns mean they exit the weekend in fourth, followed by the Pandas and then Lethbridge.
All six teams will be right back at it in just two weeks, when the second of three Canada West 7's tournaments is held in Victoria on February 7 and 8.
RUGBY 7's ALBERTA TOURNAMENT STANDINGS – DAY 2
|
TEAM |
W |
L |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
5 |
0 |
20 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
4 |
1 |
17 |
| 3 |
Trinity Western |
3 |
2 |
14 |
| 4 |
Calgary |
2 |
3 |
11 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
1 |
4 |
8 |
| 6 |
Lethbridge |
0 |
5 |
5 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
ROUND 4
Game 10: Trinity Western (26) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (14)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
12 |
14 |
26 |
| LET |
0 |
14 |
14 |
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
TWU try - #4 Matisan Kelly (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 12-0 TWU
HALF
LET try - #14 Millie Teskey (#11 Jayda Morrison convert) 12-7 TWU
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 19-7 TWU
LET try - #1 Hailey Hibbs (#10 Lucy Finnson convert) 19-14 TWU
TWU try - #5 Sierra Hamilton (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 26-14 TWU
Game 11: Victoria Vikes (28) vs Alberta Pandas (14)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
7 |
21 |
28 |
| ALB |
14 |
0 |
14 |
VIC try - #10 Emilie Brett (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 7-0 VIC
ALB try - #6 Fiea Marsh (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 7-7
ALB try - #2 Anéla Hébert (#10 Kate Alcock convert) 14-7 ALB
HALF
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 14-14
VIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 21-14 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 28-14 VIC
Game 12: UBC Thunderbirds (17) vs Calgary Dinos (0)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
10 |
7 |
17 |
| CGY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #10
Lana Dueck (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (#21
Olivia Sarabura convert) 17-0 UBC
ROUND 5
Game 13: Trinity Western Spartans (38) vs Alberta Pandas (5)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
19 |
19 |
38 |
| ALB |
0 |
5 |
5 |
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 12-0 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 19-0 TWU
HALF
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 26-0 TWU
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 31-0 TWU
TWU try - #16 Jenna De Greef (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 38-0 TWU
ALB try - #14 Nina McLaren (convert missed) 38-5 TWU
Game 14: Calgary Dinos (21) vs Lethbridge Pronghorns (17)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
7 |
14 |
21 |
| LET |
17 |
0 |
17 |
LET try - #14 Millie Teskey (convert missed) 5-0 LET
LET try - #1 Molly Aellen (#11 Jayda Morrison convert) 12-0 LET
CGY try - #11 Makayla Joseph (#9 Maria Florez convert) 12-7 LET
LET try - #3 Seqhiya Simmons (convert missed) 17-7 LET
HALF
CGY try - #3 Larae Benoit (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 17-14 LET
CGY try - #14 Julia McEwan (#12 Danyka Labelle convert) 21-17 CGY
Game 15: UBC Thunderbirds (22) vs Victoria Vikes (7)
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
17 |
5 |
22 |
| VIC |
0 |
7 |
7 |
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (#21
Olivia Sarabura convert) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #21
Olivia Sarabura (convert missed) 12-0 UBC
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 17-0 UBC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 17-7 UBC
UBC try - #10
Lana Dueck (convert missed) 22-7 UBC
