QU Women's Rugby Caps Off Regular Season at West Chester on Saturday
11/6/2015 9:41:00 AM | Women's Rugby
Quinnipiac Bobcats (7-2, 6-1 NCVWRA) vs.
West Chester Golden Rams (5-4, 0-1 NCVWRA)
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 - 12 PM
John A. Farrell Stadium – West Chester, Penn.
ENDING STRONG
The Quinnipiac women's rugby team will look to finish the regular season strong this weekend when they travel to Pennsylvania for a visit with the West Chester Golden Rams. The 12 p.m. matchup from John A. Farrell Stadium will represent the last game for both sides before heading into the conference tournament.
ALL-TIME AGAINST WEST CHESTER
The Bobcats come into the matchup 3-1 all-time against West Chester. In 2011, Quinnipiac dropped their first meeting 29-3 in Pennsylvania. The following year, QU took down the Golden Rams in Hamden 32-12 to give the Bobcats their eighth straight win to start the year. In 2013, Quinnipiac capture their first win at West Chester, 29-22 to cap off a 9-2 regular season. Last season the Bobcats hosted the Golden Rams on Senior Day, with former player, Shannon Durkin leading the team to a 36-17 victory with four tries. Current Bobcats Maggie Myles and Christie Albers each added tries in the game.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
West Chester currently occupies a 5-4 overall record and sits at 0-1 in conference action. The Golden Rams' lone NCWVRA contest came in their season opener, a 23-17 loss to Harvard at home. West Chester began the season with four losses in their first five matches, including losses to the College of Notre Dame and Life University. Since the slow start to begin the year, the Golden Rams have bounced back to win their last four contests including a 25-12 victory at Pittsburgh in their most recent game.
LAST TIME OUT
On Senior Day, Quinnipiac honored three student-athletes prior to the contest against the Black Knights. Seniors Tesni Phillips (Chesire, Connecticut), Jennifer Fremd (Oak Harbor, Washington) and Raechel Stimson (Cameron Park, California) were all recognized for their hard work and dedication to the program. QU went on to defeat Army, 20-12 in a conference rematch.
HARD WORK REWARDED
Heading into the final regular season game, the Quinnipiac finds themselves atop the latest National Collegiate Women's Varsity Rugby Association (NCWVRA) Coaches Poll. The Bobcats sit at 5-1 in the conference and are in line to host a conference championship quarterfinal game as the top seed. Army sits at second place followed by AIC, Norwich, Dartmouth, Brown, Harvard, West Chester and Sacred Heart.
BOBCAT STRONG
Through nine games this season, freshman Emily Roskopf and sophomore transfer Ilona Maher have combined for 29 total tries. Maher leads the team with 16 scores while Roskopf follows closely behind with 13 tries.
SETTING THE MAHER HIGH
Against AIC, Maher scored a career high five tries while adding an assist in the win. She contributed 25 of the 54 points including back-to-back tries to end the game. The sophomore has now recorded nine scores in the last three games.
SIX TRIES A SCORING
Against Brown, six different Bobcats each scored a try. Tesni Phillips began the scoring followed by Rebecca Haight and Emily Roskopf to close out the half. Raechel Stimson started the huge run in the second half before Ilona Maher secured back-to-back tries. Karee Helgerson, Autumn Martin and another Maher try capped off the scoring for Quinnipiac.
SEASON TURNS TO AUTUMN
Freshman Autumn Martin scored her first career try in the win over Brown. Martin received the ball from Ilona Maher after it was tapped out by Megan Johnson and pushed it in for the score.
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MYLES AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION
Against Life, Maggie Myles contributed on all three of Quinnipiac's scores. Myles recorded two tries for ten points while also adding a beautiful assist in the victory. The junior now has five tries on the season.
TRANSFERING A WIN
Former Cadet Ilona Maher came up huge in the Bobcats win against Norwich. Maher scored two tries and added four runs over twenty. The sophomore tallied back-to-back scores on multiple 40 yard runs in the second half to help the team pull away. In addition, she registered a team high five tackles in the win.
TACKLING THE CADETS
Against Norwich, the Bobcats had five players who recorded at least four tackles in the game. Freshman Emily Roskopf and sophomores Jessica Maricich and Flora Poole each tallied four tackles while Maher and Myles recorded five apiece.
THREE WISE ASSISTS
In the win over Norwich, junior full back Lindey Wise tallied three assists. The junior transitioned from her normal position to a fly half for the game and provided helpers on three of the Bobcats' eight tries. Wise also added one tackle and a run over twenty.
FIRST TRY
Sophomores Karee Helgerson and Flora Poole each recorded their first career try against Dartmouth. Helgerson gave the Bobcats a 36-5 score by punching through the Big Green defense in the second half. Poole tallied her first career try with a 30 yard run for the final QU score of the day.
ROSKOPF'S MODERN LIFE
Emily Roskopf has gotten off to a torrid start in her collegiate career, scoring 12 tries through her first eight games. The freshman has scored at least two tries in four games this season. Roskopf tallied three tries in two games this year, at Notre Dame College in the season opener and in the home contest against Dartmouth.
HOME OPENER ADVANTAGE
In each of the Quinnipiac women's rugby team's first four seasons, the Bobcats have won their home opener at the QU Rugby Field. In home openers, the Bobcats are outscoring opponents 203-36 in four games leading up to the matchup with the Big Green. The Bobcats are 13-4-1 all-time when playing at the QU Rugby Field, including an impressive 6-2 in the last two seasons.
I COULD WALK 500 MYLES
The Bobcats have been anchored on the defensive side of the ball by Maggie Myles as she is among the team leaders in tackles through seven games. She tallied 13 tackles in the first two games. Against Army West Point, Myles was second on the team with eight solo tackles in the loss while also scoring her first try of the season for the Bobcats.
WISE WORDS
Myles and Roskopf weren't the only ones scoring for the Bobcats against the Black Knights as Lindey Wise (Franklin, Wisconsin) scored her first try of the season and third of her career. Wise had scored two trys as a sophomore last season before tallying her first as a junior.
FIRST TIME AGAINST ARMY
Ilona Maher (Burlington, Vermont) and Karee Helgerson (Portland, Oregon) were dominant on the defensive side of the ball at Army West Point on Saturday, Sept. 12 as each player recorded nine solo tackles in the victory. In addition to Maher's defensive efforts, she recorded her fourth assist of the season with one against the Black Knights.
NEW FOUNDATIONS
This season marks a new conference for the Quinnipiac women's rugby team as they are one of eight programs to be founding members of the National Collegiate Varsity Women's Rugby Association (NCVWRA). Quinnipiac joins Army West Point, Bowdoin, Brown, Central Washington, Harvard, Norwich and West Chester as founding members. The conference is focused on growing the sport of women's rugby and is open to all NCAA schools at any level that sponsor women's rugby at the varsity level.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Bobcats will be back in action next weekend in the conference tournament. The higher seeds will host the quarterfinal rounds, meaning Quinnipiac could be playing on Saturday, November 14 at the QU Rugby Field. The semifinals will be held at Brown in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday, November 20 followed by the final on Sunday, November 22.
West Chester Golden Rams (5-4, 0-1 NCVWRA)
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 - 12 PM
John A. Farrell Stadium – West Chester, Penn.
ENDING STRONG
The Quinnipiac women's rugby team will look to finish the regular season strong this weekend when they travel to Pennsylvania for a visit with the West Chester Golden Rams. The 12 p.m. matchup from John A. Farrell Stadium will represent the last game for both sides before heading into the conference tournament.
ALL-TIME AGAINST WEST CHESTER
The Bobcats come into the matchup 3-1 all-time against West Chester. In 2011, Quinnipiac dropped their first meeting 29-3 in Pennsylvania. The following year, QU took down the Golden Rams in Hamden 32-12 to give the Bobcats their eighth straight win to start the year. In 2013, Quinnipiac capture their first win at West Chester, 29-22 to cap off a 9-2 regular season. Last season the Bobcats hosted the Golden Rams on Senior Day, with former player, Shannon Durkin leading the team to a 36-17 victory with four tries. Current Bobcats Maggie Myles and Christie Albers each added tries in the game.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
West Chester currently occupies a 5-4 overall record and sits at 0-1 in conference action. The Golden Rams' lone NCWVRA contest came in their season opener, a 23-17 loss to Harvard at home. West Chester began the season with four losses in their first five matches, including losses to the College of Notre Dame and Life University. Since the slow start to begin the year, the Golden Rams have bounced back to win their last four contests including a 25-12 victory at Pittsburgh in their most recent game.
LAST TIME OUT
On Senior Day, Quinnipiac honored three student-athletes prior to the contest against the Black Knights. Seniors Tesni Phillips (Chesire, Connecticut), Jennifer Fremd (Oak Harbor, Washington) and Raechel Stimson (Cameron Park, California) were all recognized for their hard work and dedication to the program. QU went on to defeat Army, 20-12 in a conference rematch.
HARD WORK REWARDED
Heading into the final regular season game, the Quinnipiac finds themselves atop the latest National Collegiate Women's Varsity Rugby Association (NCWVRA) Coaches Poll. The Bobcats sit at 5-1 in the conference and are in line to host a conference championship quarterfinal game as the top seed. Army sits at second place followed by AIC, Norwich, Dartmouth, Brown, Harvard, West Chester and Sacred Heart.
BOBCAT STRONG
Through nine games this season, freshman Emily Roskopf and sophomore transfer Ilona Maher have combined for 29 total tries. Maher leads the team with 16 scores while Roskopf follows closely behind with 13 tries.
SETTING THE MAHER HIGH
Against AIC, Maher scored a career high five tries while adding an assist in the win. She contributed 25 of the 54 points including back-to-back tries to end the game. The sophomore has now recorded nine scores in the last three games.
SIX TRIES A SCORING
Against Brown, six different Bobcats each scored a try. Tesni Phillips began the scoring followed by Rebecca Haight and Emily Roskopf to close out the half. Raechel Stimson started the huge run in the second half before Ilona Maher secured back-to-back tries. Karee Helgerson, Autumn Martin and another Maher try capped off the scoring for Quinnipiac.
SEASON TURNS TO AUTUMN
Freshman Autumn Martin scored her first career try in the win over Brown. Martin received the ball from Ilona Maher after it was tapped out by Megan Johnson and pushed it in for the score.
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MYLES AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION
Against Life, Maggie Myles contributed on all three of Quinnipiac's scores. Myles recorded two tries for ten points while also adding a beautiful assist in the victory. The junior now has five tries on the season.
TRANSFERING A WIN
Former Cadet Ilona Maher came up huge in the Bobcats win against Norwich. Maher scored two tries and added four runs over twenty. The sophomore tallied back-to-back scores on multiple 40 yard runs in the second half to help the team pull away. In addition, she registered a team high five tackles in the win.
TACKLING THE CADETS
Against Norwich, the Bobcats had five players who recorded at least four tackles in the game. Freshman Emily Roskopf and sophomores Jessica Maricich and Flora Poole each tallied four tackles while Maher and Myles recorded five apiece.
THREE WISE ASSISTS
In the win over Norwich, junior full back Lindey Wise tallied three assists. The junior transitioned from her normal position to a fly half for the game and provided helpers on three of the Bobcats' eight tries. Wise also added one tackle and a run over twenty.
FIRST TRY
Sophomores Karee Helgerson and Flora Poole each recorded their first career try against Dartmouth. Helgerson gave the Bobcats a 36-5 score by punching through the Big Green defense in the second half. Poole tallied her first career try with a 30 yard run for the final QU score of the day.
ROSKOPF'S MODERN LIFE
Emily Roskopf has gotten off to a torrid start in her collegiate career, scoring 12 tries through her first eight games. The freshman has scored at least two tries in four games this season. Roskopf tallied three tries in two games this year, at Notre Dame College in the season opener and in the home contest against Dartmouth.
HOME OPENER ADVANTAGE
In each of the Quinnipiac women's rugby team's first four seasons, the Bobcats have won their home opener at the QU Rugby Field. In home openers, the Bobcats are outscoring opponents 203-36 in four games leading up to the matchup with the Big Green. The Bobcats are 13-4-1 all-time when playing at the QU Rugby Field, including an impressive 6-2 in the last two seasons.
I COULD WALK 500 MYLES
The Bobcats have been anchored on the defensive side of the ball by Maggie Myles as she is among the team leaders in tackles through seven games. She tallied 13 tackles in the first two games. Against Army West Point, Myles was second on the team with eight solo tackles in the loss while also scoring her first try of the season for the Bobcats.
WISE WORDS
Myles and Roskopf weren't the only ones scoring for the Bobcats against the Black Knights as Lindey Wise (Franklin, Wisconsin) scored her first try of the season and third of her career. Wise had scored two trys as a sophomore last season before tallying her first as a junior.
FIRST TIME AGAINST ARMY
Ilona Maher (Burlington, Vermont) and Karee Helgerson (Portland, Oregon) were dominant on the defensive side of the ball at Army West Point on Saturday, Sept. 12 as each player recorded nine solo tackles in the victory. In addition to Maher's defensive efforts, she recorded her fourth assist of the season with one against the Black Knights.
NEW FOUNDATIONS
This season marks a new conference for the Quinnipiac women's rugby team as they are one of eight programs to be founding members of the National Collegiate Varsity Women's Rugby Association (NCVWRA). Quinnipiac joins Army West Point, Bowdoin, Brown, Central Washington, Harvard, Norwich and West Chester as founding members. The conference is focused on growing the sport of women's rugby and is open to all NCAA schools at any level that sponsor women's rugby at the varsity level.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Bobcats will be back in action next weekend in the conference tournament. The higher seeds will host the quarterfinal rounds, meaning Quinnipiac could be playing on Saturday, November 14 at the QU Rugby Field. The semifinals will be held at Brown in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday, November 20 followed by the final on Sunday, November 22.
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