Rugby Starts Fast, Drops Home Opener

Saturday, August 31

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Harvard

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8/31/2019 3:53:00 PM | Women's Rugby

Seven Freshmen Make Quinnipiac Debut in Loss

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Despite scoring the first try of the game less than two minutes in, the Quinnipiac women's rugby team dropped the 2019 season opener, 57-10, to the Harvard Crimson on Saturday at the Quinnipiac Rugby Field.

SCORE
Harvard 57, Quinnipiac 10

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Rugby Field | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Harvard (1-0, 1-0 NIRA) | Quinnipiac (0-1, 0-1 NIRA)

The Bobcats opened the season with an immediate strike as sophomore Allison Koenig broke free from beyond midfield and stiff-armed a Harvard defender before finishing off the first try of the contest.

After a missed conversion limited the Quinnipiac lead to 5-0, Harvard rattled off a pair of tries and conversions to open up a 14-5 lead after the opening 15 minutes of play.

Harvard extended a 26-5 halftime lead with a try and conversion in the opening five minutes of the second half.

Freshman Erin Terwilliger capped the scoring for the Bobcats with her first career try in the 71^st minute of play.

Seven players made their Quinnipiac debuts in the contest, as Maya le Rossignol, Hazel Bice, Libby Moser, Addison Walker, Erin Terwilliger, Bianca Ceolin, and Grace Gitchell all played key minutes.

SCORING SUMMARY

2' – (Quinnipiac 5, Harvard 0)
- Allison Koenig (1^st of season) – Conversion missed by Bianca Ceolin
11' – (Harvard 7, Quinnipiac 5)
- Cassidy Bargell – Conversion good by Brogan Mior
14' – (Harvard 14, Quinnipiac 5)
- Sofie Fella – Conversion good by Brogan Mior (2)
31' – (Harvard 21, Quinnipiac 5)
- Sofie Fella (2) – Conversion good by Brogan Mior (3)
35' – (Harvard 26, Quinnipiac 5)
- Arianna Romero – Conversion missed by Brogan Mior
45' – (Harvard 33, Quinnipiac 5)
- Delia Hellander – Conversion good by Brogan Mior (4)
52' – (Harvard 38, Quinnipiac 5)
- Robyn Beese – Conversion missed by Brogan Mior (2)
67' – (Harvard 45, Quinnipiac 5)
- Brogan Mior – Conversion good by Brogan Mior (5)
71' – (Harvard 45, Quinnipiac 10)
- Erin Terwilliger – Conversion missed by Bianca Ceolin (2)
78' – (Harvard 52, Quinnipiac 10)
- Arianna Romero (2) – Conversion good by Brogan Mior (6)
80' – (Harvard 57, Quinnipiac 10)
- Sabrina Kim – Conversion missed by Brogan Mior (3)

NEXT UP
The Bobcats return to action in one week when the Penn State Nittany Lions visit Hamden on September 7. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. at the Quinnipiac Rugby Field.
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