Rugby 7s: UBC tops the field at Victoria Tournament

Recap by University of Victoria Vikes Sports Information

VICTORIA – The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds posted two wins on day two of the Victoria stop of the Canada West 7s series to go 5-0 and win the tournament.

The Thunderbirds finished 5-0 to capture the tournament title, followed by the host Vikes at 4-1. Trinity Western ended the weekend with a 3-2 clip, while Lethbridge earned its first wins of the weekend on day one and finished at 2-3 overall. Calgary and Alberta rounded out the field, with the Dinos grabbing a win on day two to end at 1-4, and the Pandas at 0-5.

“It was great to see the quality of play raise up across all the teams compared to the last tournament,” noted Vikes head coach Brittany Waters on the weekend. “There were some quality games across the board, and you could see all the hard work teams have been putting in between the first tournament and now. I’m excited to see what the teams bring to the final stop.”

UBC’s Adia Pye recorded five tries on day two to lead the field, finishing the weekend with six overall to tie Victoria’s Olivia Newsome for most over the tournament. Newsome added five converts on the weekend to tie with UBC’s Lana Dueck and Lethbridge’s Kayleigh Noel for the tournament high.

Calgary earned their first win of the weekend on the second day of play, taking down rivals Alberta, 26-5, using tries from Sofia Brussoni, Maori de Jesus-Gilhula, and Melody Kivia, in the first half and a try from Bomi Lawal in the second half to secure the win.

Trinity Western rounded out the winning teams on day two of the tournament, using two tries from Kelsa Kempf, one from Hannah Hibbs, and one from Ava Van Santen to take a 24-10 win over Calgary.

UBC now leads the overall standings after gaining 20 points from the first two tournaments, sporting a sparkling 10-0 record. Trinity Western and Victoria are tied for second with 14 points each, while Lethbridge and Alberta are tied for fourth with 5 points. Calgary rounds out the standings with 4 points.

The Canada West 7s season comes to a close March 14-15, as Trinity Western hosts the final stop of the series.

RUGBY 7s TOURNAMENT #2 - FINAL STANDINGS

* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points

ROUND 4

Game 10: Trinity Western (24) vs Calgary (10)

Scoring Summary:

CGY try - #11 Melody Kivia (convert missed) 5-0 CGY

TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert missed) 5-5

CGY try - #7 Makayla Joseph (convert missed) 10-5 CGY

HALF

TWU try - #8 Hannah Hibbs (convert #5 Jenna DeGreeff) 12-10 TWU

TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (convert #4 Isabelle Scholtens) 19-10 TWU

TWU try - #6 Ava Van Santen (convert missed) 24-10 TWU

Game 11: Victoria (33) vs Alberta (0)

Scoring Summary:

VIC try - #4 Ella O’Regan (convert #2 Olivia Newsome) 7-0 VIC

VIC try - #16 Kaitlyn Brescia (convert #2 Olivia Newsome) 14-0 VIC

VIC try - #4 Ella O’Regan (convert #2 Olivia Newsome) 21-0 VIC

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VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert #2 Olivia Newsome) 28-0 VIC

VIC try - #11 Macy Wiebe (convert missed) 33-0 VIC

Game 12: UBC (31) vs Lethbridge (10)

Scoring Summary:

UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (convert missed) 5-0 UBC

UBC try - #6 Mya Koleba (convert missed) 10-0 UBC

UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (convert #7 Skye Farish) 17-0 UBC

HALF

LET try - #1 Emily Stewart (convert missed) 17-5 UBC

LET try - #9 Ainsley Maxwell (convert missed) 17-10 UBC

UBC try - #12 Lana Dueck (convert #12 Lana Dueck) 24-10 UBC

UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (convert #14 Brooke Roddham) 31-10 UBC

ROUND 5

Game 13: Calgary (26) vs Alberta (5)

Scoring Summary:

ALB try – #13 Halle Walters (convert missed) 5-0 ALB

CGY try - #5 Sofia Brussoni (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 7-5 CGY

CGY try - #12 Maori de Jesus-Gilhula (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 14-5 CGY

CGY try - #11 Melody Kivia (convert missed) 19-5 CGY

HALF

CGY try - #14 Bomi Lawal (convert #5 Sofia Brussoni) 24-5 CGY

Game 14: Victoria (32) vs Lethbridge (5)

Scoring Summary:

VIC try - #8 Emily Findlay (convert missed) 5-0 VIC

VIC try - #4 Ella O’Regan (convert missed) 10-0 VIC

VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert missed) 15-0 VIC

LET try - #12 Millie Tiskey (convert missed) 15-5 VIC

HALF

VIC try - #11 Macy Wiebe (convert #2 Olivia Newsome) 22-5 VIC

VIC try - #8 Emily Findlay (convert missed) 27-5 VIC

VIC try - #2 Olivia Newsome (convert missed) 32-5 VIC

Game 15: UBC (27) vs Trinity Western (0)

Scoring Summary:

UBC try - #7 Skye Farish (convert #7 Skye Farish) 7-0 UBC

UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert missed) 12-0 UBC

UBC try - #11 Adia Pye (convert missed) 17-0 UBC

UBC try - #15 Shalaya Valenzuela (convert missed) 22-0 UBC

HALF

UBC try - #14 Brooke Roddham (convert missed) 27-0 UBC