Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Sweet 16s-- 14 in a row!
Friday, November 12, 2010
UVA Ruggers are #1
UVA Women's Rugby are once again STATE CHAMPIONS! Last week on Pole Green Park in Richmond, we dominated the rugby pitch and retained our glory as #1 in Virginia. On Saturday, we played a match against JMU, shutting them down 84-0, more than a point a minute. On Sunday, we played our final game this season against Virginia Tech and beat them 58-0, an even bigger point differential than last time. We look forward to the spring season, stay tuned for more Bad News Hoos!
Monday, October 18, 2010
UVA vs Virginia Tech: 48-8
After a disheartening loss to UNC in the finals at the Appalachian State University AHO tournament, UVA women are back on track with a whopping 48-8 win against Virginia Tech. Coaches Nancy Kechner and Julie Comer have worked their magic again and restructured practices to target team weaknesses and further develop special skills and field awareness.
The first ten minutes of the game were a little sloppier than UVA is known for. We had trouble catching kick-offs and arrived at rucks two steps too slow. However, after some regrouping and refocusing, we began to play at the pace and the rhythm we are best at. Katie Estep, a former outside center and flyhalf, saw time at inside center for the first time in her career and played well, despite a consistently offsides opposing back line. Stephanie Chubb once again found and made holes, flying through the defense early on in the back line. Fullback Amber "Anger" Crossman played strong defensively and ran well with the ball, breaking a few ankles with her shifty hips and flying speed. Front row Makenzie Kirk, Emily "Mouth" Mastandrea, and Natasha Boyette dominated the scrums as usual, winning put after put and cleanly wheeling the opposition scrum 180 degrees almost every time. Flanker Rosa "McMoshi" Bauer-Moshi tackled with perfect technique and her hits created a sonic boom-like quality and could be heard in all corners of Blacksburg. We look forward to playing VT women again at states on Nov 6-7!
The B-side had an amazing weekend with a win against Mary Washington B's on Saturday and another win against Virginia Tech B's on Sunday. Our rookies are improving rapidly and earning a great deal of respect on the field!
Thanks to all our fans, including Katie Estep's family, and especially Makenzie Kirk's family, who set up an amazing spread of burgers, chips, fruit, and drinks for our team after the game! Our best fans will always be those who feed us.
The Bad News Hoos will be playing in Maryland against the Navy women next Sunday, October 24th, come out and support us!
The first ten minutes of the game were a little sloppier than UVA is known for. We had trouble catching kick-offs and arrived at rucks two steps too slow. However, after some regrouping and refocusing, we began to play at the pace and the rhythm we are best at. Katie Estep, a former outside center and flyhalf, saw time at inside center for the first time in her career and played well, despite a consistently offsides opposing back line. Stephanie Chubb once again found and made holes, flying through the defense early on in the back line. Fullback Amber "Anger" Crossman played strong defensively and ran well with the ball, breaking a few ankles with her shifty hips and flying speed. Front row Makenzie Kirk, Emily "Mouth" Mastandrea, and Natasha Boyette dominated the scrums as usual, winning put after put and cleanly wheeling the opposition scrum 180 degrees almost every time. Flanker Rosa "McMoshi" Bauer-Moshi tackled with perfect technique and her hits created a sonic boom-like quality and could be heard in all corners of Blacksburg. We look forward to playing VT women again at states on Nov 6-7!
The B-side had an amazing weekend with a win against Mary Washington B's on Saturday and another win against Virginia Tech B's on Sunday. Our rookies are improving rapidly and earning a great deal of respect on the field!
Thanks to all our fans, including Katie Estep's family, and especially Makenzie Kirk's family, who set up an amazing spread of burgers, chips, fruit, and drinks for our team after the game! Our best fans will always be those who feed us.
The Bad News Hoos will be playing in Maryland against the Navy women next Sunday, October 24th, come out and support us!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Pumpkinfest 2010 Champions
The Flos dominated the 2010 Philly Pumpkinfest this past weekend! We played Lock Haven, University of Buffalo, University of Connecticut, and for the championship we played University of Delaware.
Our backline was pretty hot, with many players trying out new positions. Minna Choi at outside center took an exceptional amount of contact as usual, and Erica Cavanaugh at wing scored almost everytime she touched the ball. Katie Estep came in for the first time at flyhalf and was very popular with the fans, with her quick foot and fast hands. Amber Coffman at fullback came in to scoop up some dropped balls and cleaned things up nicely.
The forward pack was fierce, no one had a rucking chance against us, and we dominated scrums. Jennifer Van at prop was a monster, fearsome to tackle and fearsome to ruck against. She is a speedy one, picking up the ball quickly and sidestepping opponents with her shifty feet, always staying so low she's almost spherical, moving like a bowling ball. Rosa Bauer-Moshi at flank rucked like she was born to do it, and jumped 10 feet high in line-outs, grabbing the other team's throw in with those long, useful arms of hers. A great new addition to the forwards! Stephanie Chubb, new at scrumhalf, had good vision and played the ball smartly. Good to have you and Rosa back this semester!
Saturday night we went to Chubby's and had the best Philly cheesesteaks in town according to Coach Kechner. The people there were friendly and the food was deliciously satisfying. Thanks to all the fans that came out, Mr. and Mrs. Mazur, Katie's aunt and cousin, Mary Beth, and thanks for all the water and tomato pie!
Amazing start to the season Flos! Let's stay focused all season and accomplish even more.
Our backline was pretty hot, with many players trying out new positions. Minna Choi at outside center took an exceptional amount of contact as usual, and Erica Cavanaugh at wing scored almost everytime she touched the ball. Katie Estep came in for the first time at flyhalf and was very popular with the fans, with her quick foot and fast hands. Amber Coffman at fullback came in to scoop up some dropped balls and cleaned things up nicely.
The forward pack was fierce, no one had a rucking chance against us, and we dominated scrums. Jennifer Van at prop was a monster, fearsome to tackle and fearsome to ruck against. She is a speedy one, picking up the ball quickly and sidestepping opponents with her shifty feet, always staying so low she's almost spherical, moving like a bowling ball. Rosa Bauer-Moshi at flank rucked like she was born to do it, and jumped 10 feet high in line-outs, grabbing the other team's throw in with those long, useful arms of hers. A great new addition to the forwards! Stephanie Chubb, new at scrumhalf, had good vision and played the ball smartly. Good to have you and Rosa back this semester!
Saturday night we went to Chubby's and had the best Philly cheesesteaks in town according to Coach Kechner. The people there were friendly and the food was deliciously satisfying. Thanks to all the fans that came out, Mr. and Mrs. Mazur, Katie's aunt and cousin, Mary Beth, and thanks for all the water and tomato pie!
Amazing start to the season Flos! Let's stay focused all season and accomplish even more.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Happy Fall Y'All!
Welcome Back!It's Rugby Season Fall-Style! So far we've had a great crop of rookies coming out for practice. Some are even larger than the requisite 5'1" 135 pound usual rookies. We're looking forward to great season kicking off with Pumpkinfest in Philly! If you live up near Philly, please come out to Pennypack Park in the Northeast to cheer us on!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The joy of togetherness
Well, when you have nothing to do and you're 3,000 miles from home, what evolves? Spades playing, studying, Sponge Bob watching, and reading. For team bonding tonight we're going to have team dinner "Breakfast for Dinner" (a big favorite) at our local IHOP.
Send good energy tomorrow for the Stanford game!
Send good energy tomorrow for the Stanford game!
Aggies go down... We're headed to Elite Eights!
After an early wake-up call and a run to Starbucks, we headed to Storke Field ready to continue our "tradition" of destroying Texas A&M's dreams at Sweet 16s. We looked sharp during warm-up in our bright blue matching tees and the California weather was optimal for a glorious day of rugby.
Early in the game, our hooker Lily dove spectacularly over several Aggie players into the try-zone to score. Soon after, the back line spun the ball wide, with outside center Minna finishing for another UVA try. Near the end of the half, Minna broke through and sped down the field to score once again, bringing us up to 19-0 at halftime.
The second half developed slowly, but although the rucks were allowed to get messy, our forward pack held their ground. Flanker Red China delivered some crushing tackles and fly-half Rancho show-cased her kicking foot, clearing balls down the field to gain UVA territory. Texas A&M finally managed to score a try, and then a long delay (while we waited for an injured Aggie to be taken off the field) left us antsy and ready to strike back. Once play resumed, scrum-half BJ got the ball to Erica on the weak wing who smashed her way through several Aggies and ran down half the field to score. The remaining minutes of the game were tense, with a penalty try awarded to Texas A&M, but our defense stayed strong and, when the whistle blew to end the game, UVA was headed to Elite Eights!
(post by Michelle Souleret)
Early in the game, our hooker Lily dove spectacularly over several Aggie players into the try-zone to score. Soon after, the back line spun the ball wide, with outside center Minna finishing for another UVA try. Near the end of the half, Minna broke through and sped down the field to score once again, bringing us up to 19-0 at halftime.
The second half developed slowly, but although the rucks were allowed to get messy, our forward pack held their ground. Flanker Red China delivered some crushing tackles and fly-half Rancho show-cased her kicking foot, clearing balls down the field to gain UVA territory. Texas A&M finally managed to score a try, and then a long delay (while we waited for an injured Aggie to be taken off the field) left us antsy and ready to strike back. Once play resumed, scrum-half BJ got the ball to Erica on the weak wing who smashed her way through several Aggies and ran down half the field to score. The remaining minutes of the game were tense, with a penalty try awarded to Texas A&M, but our defense stayed strong and, when the whistle blew to end the game, UVA was headed to Elite Eights!
(post by Michelle Souleret)
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