缅北强奸 women whip Queen's in rugby preseason opener
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KINGSTON, Ont. -- Brianna Miller, a sophomore fullback from Pte. Claire, Que., scored two tries as the visiting 缅北强奸 women's rugby team opened their 2011 schedule with a 22-15 preseason victory over Queen's at Frank Tindall Field, Saturday.
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Sophomore Krista Dunn of New Glascow, N.S., and Milda Sabiston, a freshman from Mississauga, Ont., each contributed one try for the winning side. Maggie Keating, a native of Bridgenorth, Ont., who transferred over to rugby after three years with the Martlets soccer team, rounded out the soring for 缅北强奸 with one conversion.
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"Our defence was absolutely outstanding, which is somewhat surprising after only a week of training camp," said 缅北强奸 head coach Vince DeGrandpre, who singled out rookie Casey Thorborn as one of the team's top performers. "Casey is a very hard tackler. She came from the national under-20 team and is going to be a great addition to our lineup.
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Claragh Pegg of Barie, Ont., and Elizabeth Hobbs of Stittsville, Ont., tallied one try apiece for the Gaels, while Bronwyn Corrigan added a penalty kick. The Gaels' regular-season campaign begins Sept. 10 at home against the Trent Excalibur.
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The Martlets open Quebec league play on Sept. 11 at Sherbrooke.
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SCORING SUMMARY
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McGILL (22 points):
Brianna Miller (2 tries; 10 pts)
Krista Dunn (1 try; 5 pts)
Milda Sabiston (1 try; 5 pts)
Maggie Keating (1 conversion; 2 pts)
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QUEEN'S (15 points):
Marin MacLeod (1 try; 5 pts)
Elizabeth Hobbs (1 try; 5 pts)
Bronwyn Corrigan (1 pen.kick; 3 pts)
L. McKewan (1 conversion; 2 pts)
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
缅北强奸 Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012