VICTORIA – The Thunderbirds continued their fine form in the Canada West Rugby 7's season, going five for five in the Victoria tournament to put themselves in the pole position to reclaim the conference title.
The T-Birds had both variety and quantity in their offence, as they scored at least four tries in every match and had four different players who recorded five over the course of the weekend.
It was
Jaime Dickson who led the way on Day 1, as the speedy winger found the try zone in all three matches. That included a trio of scores in UBC's tournament-opening win over Lethbridge, all coming in a row (with the halftime break in between).
The Thunderbirds pitched a shutout against the Pronghorns, their third of the season and only one on the weekend.
Piper Logan,
Adia Pye and
Kiki Idowu all joined Dickson on the scoresheet (with
Lana Dueck and
Olivia Sarabura combining to hit five of their six converts) as the T-Birds won 40-0.
The second match was a bit closer, as for the second tournament in a row it was the Trinity Western Spartans who had the closest margin of defeat against the Thunderbirds (31-12). But while the Spartans did score a pair of tries in the second half, it only came after UBC had first grabbed a 24-0 lead with tries from Pye, Sarabura and two from Logan.
The blue and gold ended the first day of action with a 26-5 victory against Alberta. Idowu got the party started with a pair of tries in the first half, followed by scores from Pye and Dickson. Sarabura continued her strong run of kicking with three successful converts).
The T-Birds ran rampant on the Dinos to begin Day 2, dropping 49 points while allowing just a single try from Calgary's Bomi Lawal. Eight different Thunderbirds scored in the match, with Sarabura notching two tries and Dickson, Idowu, Logan, Pye,
Sarah MacPherson,
Rachel Smith and
Sara Tehrani all recording one as well.
For the second straight tournament the T-Birds faced the Vikes in the final match of the weekend, with both teams once again 4-0 to that point. And once again it was UBC who came out on top, claiming the win on the Vikes' home field.
After Pye and Ivy Poetker traded tries to make it 5-5 in the first half, the Thunderbirds scored 22 unanswered points the rest of the way. Sarabura, Idowu and Logan continued their scoring sprees with a try each, before Tehrani added the insurance marker on the last play of the match.
Now boasting a 10-0 record, the Thunderbirds will have the opportunity to claim their fourth straight Canada West title on home turf on March 6 and 7. That's when they will host the third and final tournament of the Rugby 7's season, held inside Thunderbird Stadium.
RUGBY 7's VICTORIA TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
|
TEAM |
W |
L |
T |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
5 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
4 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
| 3 |
Alberta |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
| 4 |
Trinity Western |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
| 5 |
Lethbridge |
1 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| 6 |
Calgary |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
RUGBY 7's SEASON STANDINGS
|
TEAM |
W |
L |
T |
POINTS |
| 1 |
UBC |
10 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| 2 |
Victoria |
8 |
2 |
0 |
34 |
| 3 |
Trinity Western |
4 |
5 |
1 |
23 |
| 4 |
Alberta |
3 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
| 5 |
Calgary |
2 |
8 |
0 |
16 |
| 6 |
Lethbridge |
1 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
ROUND 1
Game 1: TWU 17, CGY 7
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
17 |
0 |
17 |
| CGY |
0 |
7 |
7 |
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 7-0 TWU
TWU try - #16 Jenna De Greeff (convert missed) 12-0 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (convert missed) 17-0 TWU
HALF
CGY try - #2 Willow Beyea (convert #9 Jada Hepfner) 17-7 TWU
Game 2: UBC 40, Lethbridge 0
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
19 |
21 |
40 |
| LETH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
UBC try - #11
Piper Logan (convert #10
Lana Dueck) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert #10
Lana Dueck) 14-0 UBC
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert missed) 19-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 26-0 UBC
UBC try – #6
Adia Pye (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 33-0 UBC
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 40-0 UBC
Game 3: VIC 33, ALB 0
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
21 |
12 |
33 |
| ALB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (convert #14 Olivia Newsome) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #7 Elle Douglas (convert #7 Elle Douglas) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - #15 Kyla Warren (convert #12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 21-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 26-0 VIC
VIC try - #6 ShonDreya Smardon (convert #7 Elle Douglas) 33-0 VIC
ROUND 2
Game 4: UBC 31, TWU 12
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
0 |
12 |
12 |
| UBC |
19 |
12 |
31 |
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try - #11
Piper Logan (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 12-0 UBC
UBC try - #4
Olivia Sarabura (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 19-0 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #11
Piper Logan (convert missed) 24-0 UBC
TWU - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 24-5 UBC
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert #12
Sarah MacPherson) 31-5 UBC
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 31-12 UBC
Game 5: Alberta 12, Lethbridge 10
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| ALB |
5 |
7 |
12 |
| LETH |
10 |
0 |
10 |
ALB try - #24 Halle Walters (convert missed) 5-0 ALB
LETH try - #9 Dori Miller (convert missed) 5-5 TIE
LETH try - #12 Ainsley Maxwell (convert missed) 10-5 LETH
HALF
ALB try - #8 Kaitlin Tetteh-Wayoe (convert #10 Kate Alcock) 12-10 ALB
Game 6: VIC 19, CGY 5
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
19 |
0 |
19 |
| CGY |
0 |
5 |
5 |
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert #14 Olivia Newsome) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert #14 Olivia Newsome) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - #14 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 19-0 VIC
HALF
CGY try - #13 Kayla MacLean (convert missed) 19-5 VIC
ROUND 3
Game 7: UBC 26, ALB 5
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| ALB |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| UBC |
21 |
5 |
26 |
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 7-0 UBC
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 14-0 UBC
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 21-0 UBC
HALF
ALB try - #14 Nina McLaren (convert missed) 21-5 UBC
UBC - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert missed) 26-5 UBC
Game 8: Lethbridge 14, Calgary 10
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| CGY |
5 |
5 |
10 |
| LETH |
7 |
7 |
14 |
CGY try - #14 Maori deJesus-Gilhula (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
LETH try - #13 Millie Teskey (convert #10 Jayda Morrison) 7-5 LETH
HALF
LETH try - #13 Millie Teskey (convert #10 Jayda Morrison) 14-5 LETH
CGY try - #3 Larae Benoit (convert missed) LETH 14-10
Game 9: VIC 29, TWU 7
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
17 |
12 |
29 |
| TWU |
7 |
0 |
5 |
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 7-0 TWU
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 7-5 TWU
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert #14 Olivia Newsome) 12-7 VIC
VIC try - #15 Kyla Warren (convert missed) 17-7 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #7 Elle Douglas (convert #7 Elle Douglas) 24-5 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt (convert missed) 29-5 VIC
ROUND 4
Game 10: Alberta 19, Trinity Western 19
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
12 |
7 |
19 |
| ALB |
0 |
19 |
19 |
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 5-0 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 12-0 TWU
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 19-0 TWU
HALF
ALB try - #8 Kaitlin Tetteh-Wayoe (convert #23 Keira Skrenek) 19-7 TWU
ALB try - #9 (convert missed) 19-12 TWU
ALB try - #8 Kaitlin Tetteh-Wayoe (convert #23 Keira Skrenek) 19-19 TIE
Game 11: VIC 33, Lethbridge 5
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| VIC |
26 |
7 |
33 |
| LETH |
5 |
0 |
5 |
VIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta (convert #12 Vanessa Chiapetta) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt (convert missed) 12-0 VIC
VIC try - #25 Sydney Tasic (convert #13 Maggie Mackinnon) 19-0 VIC
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (convert #14 Olivia Newsome) 26-0 VIC
LETH try - #9 Dori Miller (convert missed) 26-5 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert #23 Marin O'Regan) 33-5 VIC
Game 12: UBC 49, Calgary 5
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
22 |
27 |
49 |
| CGY |
5 |
0 |
5 |
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
UBC try #11
Piper Logan (convert missed) 10-0 UBC
UBC try #4
Olivia Sarabura (convert missed) 15-0 UBC
UBC try #4
Olivia Sarabura (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 22-0 UBC
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 22-5 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #12
Sarah MacPherson (convert missed) 27-5 UBC
UBC try - #8
Jaime Dickson (convert missed) 32-5 UBC
UBC try - #9
Sara Tehrani (convert #12
Sarah MacPherson) 39-5 UBC
UBC try - #3
Rachel Smith (convert missed) 44-5 UBC
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 49-5 UBC
ROUND 5
Game 13: Trinity Western 26, Lethbridge 15
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| TWU |
19 |
7 |
26 |
| LETH |
5 |
10 |
15 |
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 7-0 TWU
TWU try - #1 Hailey Hibbs (convert missed) 12-0 TWU
LETH try - #10 Jayda Morrison (convert missed) 12-5 TWU
TWU try - #1 Hailey Hibbs (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 19-5 TWU
HALF
LETH try - #3 Seq'hiya Simmons (convert missed) 19-10 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #9 Kamryn Howlett) 26-10 TWU
LETH try - #3 Seq'hiya Simmons (convert missed) 26-15 TWU
Game 14: Alberta 19, Calgary 15
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| ALB |
7 |
12 |
19 |
| CGY |
5 |
10 |
15 |
CGY try - #13 Kayla MacLean (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
ALB penalty try 7-5 ALB
HALF
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 10-7 CGY
ALB try - #15 Emilee Randolph (convert #23 Keira Skrenek) 14-10 ALB
CGY try - #5 Kenzie McEachern (convert missed) 15-14 CGY
ALB try - #8 Kaitlin Tetteh-Wayoe (convert missed) 19-15 ALB
Game 15: UBC 27, Victoria 5
Scoring Summary:
|
1 |
2 |
T |
| UBC |
10 |
17 |
27 |
| VIC |
5 |
0 |
5 |
UBC try - #6
Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (convert missed) 5-5 TIE
UBC try - #4
Olivia Sarabura (convert missed) 10-5 UBC
HALF
UBC try - #2
Kiki Idowu (convert missed) 15-5 UBC
UBC try - #11
Piper Logan (convert #4
Olivia Sarabura) 22-5 UBC
UBC try - #9
Sara Tehrani (convert missed) 27-5 UBC
