QU Rugby Defeats Penn State in Thriller, 36-27

Saturday, September 23

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Penn State

9/23/2017 6:00:00 PM | Women's Rugby

QU Rugby Defeats Penn State in Thriller, 36-27

HAMDEN, Connecticut - The Quinnipiac women's rugby team defeated Penn State, 36-27, in an exciting contest on the Quinnipiac Rugby Field on Saturday after

Score
Penn State 27 / Quinnipiac 36

Location

Quinnipiac Rugby Field | Hamden, Conn.

Records

Penn State (2-2, 1-0 BIG TEN) / Quinnipiac (3-1, 2-1 NIRA)

Notes

Seniors Rebecca Haight (Oconomowac, Wisconsin) and Ilona Maher (Burlington, Vermont) each scored a pair of tries in the victory Saturday afternoon.
Graduate student Taylor Schussler (Westminster, Maryland) put the Bobcats ahead for the first time in the match with a try just over 10 minutes into the second half.
Junior Emily Roskopf (Dublin, California) added some insurance with her try to put the score to 34-27 late in the second half.
Senior Margaret Wesolowski (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was successful on the final three conversions of the match.
Penn State scored first in the match, but Haight tied the score with her first try off the day with 28 minutes remaining in the first half.
After Penn State went on a 15-0 run, Maher broke free for her first try of the match and brought the score to 20-10 with three minutes remaining in the first half.
Haight's second try brought the score to 20-15 three minutes into the second half
The Bobcats went outscored Penn State 31-7 after Penn State's run in the first half

Quinnipiac Game Leaders

Tries: (Tied) Rebecca Haight and Ilona Maher (2)

Upcoming Match

Next Saturday, the Bobcats travel to Springfield, Massachusetts to face American International College at 5 p.m.