Lee women competed in the inaugural SIRC 7's at Life University on April 14 2018. This was a USA Rugby D2 National Championship qualifier, however we had already qualified to NSCRO 7's National Championships. The team had a good tournament, losing their first game to Life JV, but then going on to win against Kennesaw State, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Clemson in a very tight game. Here is a nice try that got us back into the game in the second half against Clemson.
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At the 2016 NSCRO Women’s 7’s National Championship, we defeated William & Mary 29-10 and Grove City 27-12 in the pool games. Then the girls faced off against Mt. Saint Mary’s in the Quarterfinals. After making a game changing play at the last second, Lee beat Mt. Saint Mary’s, 20-19.
Lee advanced to the Semi-Finals to face Wayne State College, where they put up a good fight for the first half, controlling possession and territory over Wayne. While our girls never gave up, Wayne pushed back to pull out the win of 5-17 and move onto the finals. Lee faced off in the 3rd/4th place game against Endicott College. The girls came back from a score of 5-12 to defeat Endicott in the end for 3rd place (22-17) at the 2016 NSCRO Women’s 7’s National Championship. All our girls played great with notable key plays by Haley Thompson, Nadia Steele, and Nicole Jones. In addition, Haley Thompson was selected for the 2016 NSCRO Women’s 7’s National Championship All Tournament Team. We thank you all for the support and following our girls as they played their hearts out this season!!
On April 8th and 9th our ladies went to Atlanta 7's Women's International Tournament! While we didn't win, our ladies faced elite teams such as Lindenwood and Life University. Our next stop is Charlotte, NC on April 30th and May1st for NSCRO Women's 7's National Championships! Expect updates as we face Simpson, William & Mary (again!), and Grove City! We appreciate any support Lee or our fans have given us so far this year. Just one more week and we'll be finished!
On Saturday we had a match scheduled against MTSU for the last matrix match of our season. Due to their low numbers they had to forfeit. LWRFC pulled out with a win against them of 40-0.
In lieu of a match a few of our girls headed to Nash Bash and made some notable contributions to teams attending the tournament! LWRFC went into NSCRO's Women's National Championship with a 5-0 season. We had wins over University of North Georgia (20-19) and over SIRC D2 playoff teams University of Alabama (25-19) and University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (31-19) Ranked #3 in NSCRO's top 20 we began the Sweet 16’s with a dominating win over College of William and Mary, 67-7. After beating #4 Mount St. Mary’s University, 34-25, we were headed towards the National Championship.
They went to play the championship consolation game against University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMassD) to determine third and fourth place. The game continued very evenly matched until tries from Hailey Thompson, Lydia Brown (2), and Nadia Steele, and two conversions by Lauren Kimmerly put Lee in the lead at half 24-0. Then in the second half, our girls almost doubled the score 41-0 with tries from Kelsey Martin, Hailey Thompson (2), and a conversion by Kimmerly. Then after UMassD finally got on the board, Lee still sealed the win with a try from Ashley King and conversion by Kimmerly resulting in a score of 48-17 to finish the game and rank #3! Now we're preparing for NSCRO 7's and hope to earn a title there as well. Check us out on twitter for more updates! @LeeWomensRugby This past Saturday our ladies traveled to Murfreesboro, TN to play against MTSU. The game started off with MTSU scoring four trys in a row, then our girls began to fight back. Courtney Hale scored our first try of the game, followed by Lauren Kimmerly right before the half. Bella Plate scored our last try, and the game ended with a score of 17-42, with a win for MTSU. Our girls played a great game, with a lot of fierce tackles. Ashley Poston was named Man of the Match. Lee heads off this weekend, October 4, to Huntsville, Alabama to play in the Heart of Dixie tournament.
Yesterday our ladies faced the University of Alabama on our home turf. It has been a few years since the Alabama team has traveled to see us. As the game began, Bama was able to get the first try of the match. Then Lee fought back with a vengeance. They made Alabama work for their one other try, and our Ladies kept them at bay for the remainder of the match. It was a good game, with many good plays and great runs by both teams. The final score was 63-10 leaving Lee with a definite win. Madison Banbury made the first try of the match for Lee. Abigail Hogan attempted five tries, with three made, one held up and the other being a knock-on. Ashley King, Courtney Hale, Madison Fritts, Samantha Kendrick, and Ruth Hopkins all scored one try each. Christina Lee made two tries. Courtney Hale scored our four conversion kicks. Alison Croke was named Man of the Match. Lee has a week break and then the ladies play MTSU at MTSU.
This past Saturday, our Ladies faced off against NGA. This was their first game of Fall season, and the first with new recruits. They played a good game and pulled off a win. Alison Croke, Candace Barley, Katina Goad, and Christina Lee all scored at least once. Abigail Hogan was named Man of the Match, and the final score was 36-29. This coming Saturday, September 13, Lee will play against Alabama on our home field.
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