UBC Thunderbirds women's rugby 7s player Saylor Pickrell looking determined and perhaps a little sly as she sprints up the right side of the pitch with the ball. A Lethbridge Pronghorns player pursues, far behind.
Vamsi Nadella/UBC Thunderbirds

Women's Rugby Sevens Stu Walters (UBC Communications)

T-Birds and Vikes in top spot after day one of Canada West Women's Rugby 7s series finale

VANCOUVER – Following day one of the third and final Canada West Women's Rugby 7s tournament series under rainy skies at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium it is the host Thunderbirds and the rival UVic Vikes who share top spot in the standings with 12 points each after finishing with 3-0 records.

Looking up at the three-time reigning CW Rugby 7s Champion T-Birds and Vikes are the Trinity Western Spartans, Lethbridge Pronghorns and Alberta Pandas with 6 points apiece thanks to 1-2 records while the Calgary Dinos occupy sixth spot with three points after going 0-3.

The theme of day one was spread out scoring from all teams including the T-Birds who saw eight different players score tries, Adia Pye led the way with five tries over three games while Lethbridge standout Millie Teskey counted four tries and Vikes sparkplug Kayla Warren found the try-zone on three occasions. Several other players recorded two tries in Friday's action.

UBC Thunderbirds star rugby player Rachel Smith seen in semi closeup running with the ball, right to left across the frame, her left arm pumping as she carries the ball with her right

UBC kicked off day one with a decisive 35-5 victory over Lethbridge, highlighted by Pye scoring three-straight tries in the first half, two of them on breakaway runs up the middle. Millie Teskey tallied the lone Lethbridge try before Rachel Smith completed the bookend scoring for the 'Birds to close out the scoring after also recording the opening points in the first match.

UBC Thunderbirds rugby player Sadie Gluvic hugs a teammate and celebrates in the try zone after scoring a try. The referee stands to their left, arm raised to note the try. A dejected Trinity Western player walks with her hands on her hips to their right.

The T-Birds then engaged in a close grind it out battle resulting in a 12-7 victory over the Spartans in their second session ahead of a convincing 40-0 triumph over the Dinos to open session number 3. It was the 38th win in a row for UBC's rugby 7s program, dating back to 2024.

The Vikes opened stop number three on the circuit with a 35-0 victory over Calgary in a match that saw Kayla Warren open the scoring for Victoria by making a heads-up fake pass near the middle of the pitch, juking a Dinos defender then scampering, untouched 50 yards to dive between the goal posts.

Vanessa Chiapetta added one try and three converts while the sister act of Ella O'regan and Marin O'regan each found the try-zone to secure the win.
The Vikes would get past Alberta 31-7 and shutout Trinity Western University 22-0 in their following matches to keep a perfect record.

The closest game of the first session saw TWU top Alberta 21-10. The Spartans held just a 7-0 lead at the break on a Kelsa Kempf try before the Pandas narrowed the gap 14-10 in the second half on back-to-back scores from Emerson Hanranah and Emilee Randolph. Alberta looked poised to take the lead as they drove the ball down the pitch but a thunderous tackle by TWU's Hailey Hibbs popped the ball loose and Ava Santen scooped it up and sprinted 60 yards down the left sideline for the put away try, her second of the match.

Lethbridge started session two with an entertaining 27-19 win over the Dinos highlighted by three tries from Millie Teskey, scoring one in the first half and two after the break. Teskey scoring the final points of the game to put it out of reach after Calgary's Bomi Lawal brought her squad within four points at 22-19 late in the second half.

Alberta enjoyed a strong effort in another close contest in game two of the third session, edging past Lethbridge 15-12. The Pandas burst out of the gate with first half scores from Chloe Hedges and Halle Walters to go up 10-0. The Pronghorns didn't go quietly in the second half with some punch counter punch action responding with an Elizabeth La Page try and convert to pull within three at 10-7. Alberta answered back with another score from Walters, increasing the lead to 15-7 before Lethbridge made it interesting late with a try from Jorja Salmon and a 15-12 final.

UBC Thunderbirds women's rugby sevens player Olivia Sarabura filling the frame, seen from a low angle about to kick a convert from a sharp angle, her leg pulled back, the ball hovering just above the ground

The final day of the Canada West Women's Rugby 7s tournament gets underway Saturday morning with the Spartans and Dinos kicking off play at 10:00 a.m. PT. The overall 2026 CW 7s series champion will be crowned in the early afternoon from UBC's Thunderbird Stadium. Catch all the action on Canada West TV. 
 
RUGBY 7's UBC TOURNAMENT STANDINGS – DAY 1
 
TEAM W L POINTS
1 UBC 3 0 12
2 Victoria 3 0 12
3 Trinity Western 1 2 6
4 Lethbridge 1 2 6
5 Alberta 1 2 6
6 Calgary 0 3 3
* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points
* tie breaker point differential 
 
 
Round 1
Game1: UBC 38, LETH 5
1 2 T
UBC 26 12 38
LETH 0 5 5

UBC try - #10 Rachel Smith (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)  7-0 
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (missed conv)                           12-0
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)         19-0 
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye  (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)        26-0 
HALF 
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (missed conv)                    26-5
UBC try - # 10 Vela Baravian (missed conv)                  31-5 
UBC try - #3 Rachel Smith (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)  38-5 
 

Game 2: UVic 35, CGY 0
 
1 2 T
UVic 21 14 35
CGY 0 0 0
 
UVIC try - #15 Kayla Warren (conv #12 Vanessa Chiapetta)         7-0
UVIC try - #12 Vanessa Chiapetta  (conv 12 Vanessa Chiapetta)  14-0 
UVIC try - #9 Ella O'regan (conv 12 Vanessa Chiapetta)                21-0
HALF 
UVIC try - #15 Kayla Warren conv #13 Maggie Mackinnon      28-0 
UVIC try - #23 Marin O'regan conv #13 Maggie Mackinnon     35-0 
 

 
Game 3: TWU 21, ALB 10
1 2 T
TWU 7 14 21
ALB 0 10 10
 
TWU try #7 Kelsa Kempf (conv #9 Kamryn Howlett)             7-0 
HALF
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (conv #16 Jenna De Greff)   14-0
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanranah (missed conv)                  14-5
ALB try - #15 Emilee Randoplph 15 (missed conv)              14-10
TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (conv #16 Jenna De Greff)   21-10
 

Round 2
Game 1: LETH 27, CGY 19
1 2 T
CGY 7 12 19
LETH 12 15 27
 
LETH try - #1 Molly Aellen  (conv #10 Jayda Morrison)   7-0
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal  (conv #7 Ember Larson)        7-7
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (missed conv)                      12-7  
HALF 
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey  (missed conv)                   17-7
CGY try - # 3 Larae Benoit   (missed conv)                   17-12
LETH try - #9 Dori Miller (missed conv)                         22-12
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal(conv #10 Jayda Morrison)     22-19
LETH try - #12 Millie Teskey (Missed conv)                    27-19
 

Game 2: UBC 12, TWU 7
1 2 T
UBC 12 0 12
TWU 7 0 7
 
UBC try - # 9 Sara Tehrani (missed conv)                           5-0  
UBC try - #13 Sadie Gluvic  (conv #7 Lanae Davenport)    12-0 
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf  (conv #16 Jenna De Greeff)    12-7
HALF 
UBC yellow card #7 Olivia Sarabura high tackle 
 

Game 3: UVic 31, ALB 7
1 2 T
UVIC 19 12 31
ALB 0 7 7
 
UVIC try - #13 Maggie Mackinnon (conv #13 Maggie Mackinnon)          7-0
UVIC try - #24 Shaye Ogurek (missed conv)                                           12-0
UVIC try - # 22 Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt (conv #7 Elle Douglas)  19-0
HALF  
UVIC try - #10 Emilie Brett Frank (conv #7 Elle Douglas)                       26-0
UVIC try - # 22 Cypress Des Ormeaux Schmidt (missed conv)                31-0 
ALB try - #19 Shaely Moodie (conv #23 Keira Skrenek)                      31-7
 

Round 3
Game 1: UBC 40, CGY 0
1 2 T
UBC 28 12 40
CGY 0 0 0
 
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)             7-0
UBC try - #2 Kiki Idowu (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)           14-0
UBC try - #6 Adia Pye (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)              21-0 
UBC try - #10 Vela Baravian (conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)    28-0
HALF 
UBC try - #12 Saylor Pickrell  (missed conv)                     33-0
UBC try - #8 Jamie Dickson (Conv #7 Olivia Sarabura)   40-0 
 

Game 2: ALB 15, LETH 12
1 2 T
ALB 10 5 15
LETH 0 12 12
 
ALB try - #9 Chloe Hedges (missed conv)   5-0 
ALB try - #24 Halle Walters (missed conv)  10-0
HALF 
LETH try - #4 Elizabeth La Page (conv #10 Jayda Morrison 10-7
ALB try - #24 Halle Walters (conv missed)         15-7  
LETH try - #2 Jorja Salmon (conv missed)         15-12
 

Game 3: UVic 22, TWU 0
 
1 2 T
UVic 10 12 22
TWU 0 0 0
 
UVIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (missed conv) 5-0
UVIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (missed conv) 10-0
HALF
UVIC try- #11 Ivy Poetker (conv #13 Maggie Mackinon) 17-0 
UVIC try - #15 Kayla Warren (conv missed)          22-0
 
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Players Mentioned

Vela Baravian

Vela Baravian

Centre
5' 3"
2nd
Lanae Davenport

Lanae Davenport

Scrum Half
5' 6"
2nd
Sadie Gluvic

Sadie Gluvic

Back Row
5' 8"
4th
Kiki Idowu

Kiki Idowu

Hooker
5' 6"
3rd
Adia Pye

Adia Pye

Back Three
5' 4"
3rd
Olivia Sarabura

Olivia Sarabura

Back Three
5' 10"
5th
Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith

Lock
5' 9"
5th
Sara Tehrani

Sara Tehrani

Scrum Half
5' 4"
3rd
Saylor Pickrell

Saylor Pickrell

1st

Players Mentioned

Vela Baravian

Vela Baravian

5' 3"
2nd
Centre
Lanae Davenport

Lanae Davenport

5' 6"
2nd
Scrum Half
Sadie Gluvic

Sadie Gluvic

5' 8"
4th
Back Row
Kiki Idowu

Kiki Idowu

5' 6"
3rd
Hooker
Adia Pye

Adia Pye

5' 4"
3rd
Back Three
Olivia Sarabura

Olivia Sarabura

5' 10"
5th
Back Three
Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith

5' 9"
5th
Lock
Sara Tehrani

Sara Tehrani

5' 4"
3rd
Scrum Half
Saylor Pickrell

Saylor Pickrell

1st