Rugby Defeats Castleton 3-0

Saturday, November 2

1 pm

Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

Castleton

11/2/2019 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rugby

The Sacred Heart University women's rugby team finished the fall portion of its schedule with a 3-0 win over Castleton on Park Avenue Field. The win improves the Pioneers to 3-5, while the Spartans fall to 2-7.

Game Notes:

The team's played 10 v 10, with three 20-minute matches
Each match was a point, with SHU winning all three to earn the 3-0 victory

Match 1: SHU 45, Castleton 0

Isabel Keller wasted little time putting the Pioneers in front, with a try 55 seconds into the match
Keller would score a second try in the final minute of the match
McKenzie Jumper scored twice, at 2:40 and 7:35
Sophie Hale, Lydia Grist-Manrique and Samantha Carroll provided the other tries for SHU
Kaylee Hale converted 5-7 conversions in the first match
Sophie Hale and Keller both made two runs of 20 in the win
Julia Mag made a match-best six tackles for Castleton

Match 2: SHU 22, Castleton 10

Stephanie Wilson scored 30 seconds into the second match, giving the Pioneers a 5-0 lead
Novah Coe answered 4:05 later, tying the match 5-5
The Pioneers took the lead for good with a penalty try at the 6:50 mark
Mag finished the first-half scoring for Castleton, at 9:02, bringing the Spartans within two, 12-10 at the break
The Pioneers blanked Castleton in the second half, with tries from Jumper and Keller for the final margin
Mag again led all players, with five tackles, and had two ROT's
Carroll led the Pioneers with three tackles in the match
The Pioneers had five ROT's in the match, from five different players

Match 3: SHU 22, Castleton 0

Kaylee Hale scored the lone try of the first-half, at the 5:53 mark
Sophie Hale struck 2:35 into the second-half, for a 10-0 Pioneer advantage
Emily Egan scored at 1624 and Keller wrapped up the scoring at the 18:11 mark
Wilson led the Pioneers defensively, with three tackles

By The Numbers

SHU totaled 14 ROT's in the match, from nine different players
Keller led the team with four ROT's
Mag led all players with 13 tackles on the afternoon, while Coe added 10 tackles for the Spartans
Mag had two of the three ROT's for Castleton, all in the second match
Both teams won eight scrums during the contest
Keller led the Pioneers with 20 points, one of four that scored in double figures on Saturday
Kaylee Hale had 17 points, with a try and six conversions
Wilson had a SHU-best five tackles Saturday