LETHBRIDGE – With inclement weather threatening the final stop of the Canada West sevens series and an eventual schedule adjustment due to snow, the Lethbridge Pronghorn women's rugby team dropped the first two matches of day one, before bouncing back with a big win in the final match.
In their first game of the day, the Pronghorns fell behind early and couldn't recover dropping a 19-10 decision to the UBC Thunderbirds. After allowing the first 12 points, Caitlin Sears scored an unconverted try just before half.
Hannah Lopez scored the only other Pronghorn try in the second half.
Facing the series leading and undefeated Victoria Vikes in game two, the Pronghorns were shut out 26-0, to drop to 0-2. The Vikes scored two tries in each half and hit three of four converts.
The Pronghorns closed out day one with a convincing 43-0 win over the Fraser Valley Cascades. Rebecca Gannon scored a try in each half, while Brittany Orr, Myranda Falardeau, Hailey Driscoll, Erin McFadden and Sara Cline each scored one try.
Both Hannah Lopez and Caitlin Sears hit for two converts each.
On day two, the Pronghorns will open the day versus the Calgary Dinos before facing the Alberta Pandas and closing out the 2018 series versus the TRU WolfPack.
Game 5: UBC Thunderbirds 19, Lethbridge Pronghorns 10
Scoring summary:
UBC: 12-7: 19
LET: 5-5: 10
• UBC try – #7 Ciara Malone (convert missed) – 5-0
• UBC try – #6 Breanna Aikens (#4 Brooke Bazian convert) – 12-0
• LET try – #17 Caitlin Sears (convert missed) – 12-5
Half
• LET try – #15 Hannah Lopez (convert missed) – 12-10
• UBC try – #11 Shoshana Seumanutafa (#11 Shoshana Seumanutafa convert) – 19-10
Game 9: UVic Vikes 26, Lethbridge Pronghorns 0
Scoring summary:
VIC: 12-14: 26
LET: 0-0: 0
• VIC try – #12 Julia Folk (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 7-0
• VIC try – #9 Kara Galbraith (convert missed) – 12-0
Half
• VIC try – #4 Paige Farries (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 19-0
• VIC try – #9 Kara Galbraith (#9 Kara Galbraith convert) – 26-0
Game 11: Lethbridge Pronghorns 43, Fraser Valley Cascades 0
Scoring summary:
LET: 15-28: 43
UFV: 0-0: 0
• LET try – #20 Brittany Orr (convert missed) – 5-0
• LET try – #10 Rebecca Gannon (convert missed) – 10-0
• LET try – #12 Myranda Falardeau (convert missed) – 15-0
Half
• LET try – #14 Hailey Driscoll (#7 Caitlin Sears convert) – 22-0
• LET try – #11 Erin McFadden (#15 Hannah Lopez convert) – 29-0
• LET try – #10 Rebecca Gannon (#15 Hannah Lopez convert) – 36-0
• LET try – #13 Sara Cline (#7 Caitlin Sears convert) – 43-0
Tournament standings – Day 1
TEAM WINS LOSSES TIES POINTS
VIC 3 0 0 12
CGY 3 0 0 12
ALB 2 1 0 9
UBC 2 2 0 10
LET 1 2 0 6
UFV 1 3 0 7
TRU 0 4 0 4
NOTE: Teams are awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw, and one point for a loss.
Sunday schedule
10:00 a.m. – UBC vs. TRU
10:25 a.m. – VIC vs. ALB
10:50 a.m. – CGY vs. LET
12:00 p.m. – VIC vs. UFV
12:25 p.m. – LET vs. ALB
12:50 p.m. – CGY vs. UBC
2:00 p.m. – TRU vs. LET
2:25 p.m. – ALB vs. UFV
2:50 p.m. – VIC vs. CGY
