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Written by RUGBYMag Staff Monday, 01 August 2011 18:07

Rozier's Boot Sees Women All Americans Through

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Boulder, Colo. – The 2011 Women’s Collegiate All-American Touring Side faced the CIS All-Canada team on Sunday in the Can-Am Tournament and narrowly escaped with a 23-21 victory that went down to the final minutes.

The two days in between the All American’s last match with the Canadian team proved invaluable, as they were able to produce 20 points Sunday against the 3 points they earned Thursday. Flyhalf Kimber Rozier led the way for the Women’s All-American Touring Side as she accumulated 18 points throughout the match.

Rozier’s first points came early on when in the eighth minute she was able to touch down and give the WCAA their first lead of Can-Am play. Her conversion brought the score to 7-0.

Faced with their first deficit in two matches, the CIS team quickly responded with a try and conversion by winger, Magali Harvey in the 15^th minute. This was Harvey’s second try in as many matches and it leveled the score through the first quarter of play.

The All Americans answered the Canadians try within seven minutes and regained the lead when lock, Wendy Sherman, was able to power her way through the CIS defense on her way to the try zone. Rozier nailed her second conversion of the day and brought the score to 14-7 in favor of the Americans.

Rozier’s foot was steady throughout the entire first half; she made two conversions and in the 26^th and 34^th minutes she made two penalty kicks that stretched the US ladies lead to 13 points heading into the waning minutes of the first half.

The All American defense was on point throughout the remainder of the first half until CIS outside center Shannon Court scampered in for a try with no time left on the first half clock; the Harvey conversion brought the score to 20-14 in favor of the All Americans at halftime.

The next 20 minutes of play was a back and forth affair seeing multiple possession changes but no scoring. That was until the 64^th minute when CIS flyhalf, Kate Foulds, scored a try to put the score at 20-19 with the conversion to come. Magali Harvey made the crucial kick and the Canadians took a 20-21 lead heading into the last 15 minutes of play.

With the pressure mounting and time running out, the All Americans morphed into early match form and forced CIS to commit a penalty in the 72^nd minute.

Rozier was cool in taking the crucial kick and knocked it over to secure the 23-21 victory for the All Americans.

Women’s Collegiate All-Americans
Tries: Rozier, Sherman
Convs: Rozier 2
Pens: Rozier 3

CIS All-Canadians
Tries: Harvey, Court, Foulds
Convs: Harvey 3

Women’s Collegiate All-American Touring Side
15 Katie Lorenz (UNC-Chapel Hill)
14 Rebekah Siebach (BYU)
13 Katie O’Malley (Stonehill)
12 Ryan Carlyle (South Carolina)
11 Tyra McGrady (Indiana)
10 Kimber Rozier (c) (UNC-Chapel Hill)
9 Alyssa Baccarella (MIT)
1 Nwakaego Onyekwere (Penn St.)
2 Rachel Ryan (Wyoming)
3 Elizabeth Fierman (Northeastern)
4 Morgan Johnson (North Dakota State)
5 Wendy Sherman (Colorado State)
6 Joanna Kitlinski (Grand Valley State)
7 Kendra Klump (MSU-Mankato)
8 Laura Miller (St. Mary’s College of Md)

Reserves
16 Justina DeBruzzi (St. Thomas) on for O’Malley at 62
17 Brittany Houston (UW-Milwaukee) on for Baccarella at 66
18 Melissa Krug (Univ. Minnesota-Twin Cities)
19 Rebekah Knappe (Colorado State)
20 Kyle Armstrong (Penn State)
21 Evelyn Ashenbrucker (UC San Diego) on for Johnson at 53

CIS All-Canadian Team
15 Lisa Gauthier (St. Francis Xavier)
14 Jennifer Shotbolt (Univ. of Western Ontario)
13 Shannon Court (Univ. of Lethbridge)
12 Rachel McMaster (Univ. of Western Ontario)
11 Magali Harvey (St. Francis Xavier)
10 Kate Foulds (Univ. of Ottawa)
9 Susan Heald (Queen’s Univ.)
1 Briana Cunningham (Univ. of Waterloo)
2 Mary-Jane Kirby (Guelph Univ.)
3 Elie Papineau (Univ. Laval)
4 Abby Goodwin (Univ. of Victoria)
5 Randi Hunter (Univ. of Victoria)
6 Lea Leahy (Concordia Univ.)
7 Jessica Jacobs (St. Francis Xavier)
8 Sam Eyles (Univ. of Waterloo)

Reserves
16 Sumara Profit (Univ. of Prince Edward Island)
17 Steffany Hoffman (Univ. of Alberta) on for Hunter at 52
18 Chelsea Waldie (Univ. of Prince Edward Island) on for Court at 60
19 Cameron Hobbs (Univ. of Alberta) on for Goodman at 52
20 Elizabeth Mackinnon (Univ. of Calgary)
21 Andrea Wadsworth (Queen’s Univ.)
22 Natasha Watcham-Roy (Univ. of Ottawa)

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Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release Friday, 29 July 2011 16:24

CIS Beat Women AAs 19-3

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Saranac Lake, N.Y. - The Women’s Collegiate All-American (WCAA) Touring Side faced the CIS All-Canadian team on Thursday night in the 2011

Can-Am Rugby Tournament in Saranac Lake, New York. The WCAA’s lost the match 19-3 and will have a rematch on Sunday in Bloomingdale, New York at 3:30PM.
The first thirty minutes of the match saw no scoring as a result of the solid defense by both sides.

The deadlock was finally broken when All-Canada Flanker, Jessica Jacobs, received a yellow card in the 32^nd minute. The penalty allowed for the WCAA’s to mount a successful attack that led to a penalty kick by Brittany Houston in the 35^th minute. The penalty was crucial for the WCAA as they had a slight 3-0 advantage, in an even match, heading into the halftime break.

Unfortunately for the WCAA’s the lead was short-lived due to a try in the 41^st minute by All-Canada winger, Magali Harvey, who also made the conversion to give her team a 7-3 lead to begin the second half.

The All-Canada quick score after the break was the catalyst for their 19 unanswered points in the second half, as it gave them considerable momentum and put pressure on the WCAA’s to score in a defensive match.

The WCAA defense broke down again in the 55^th minute and allowed All-Canada inside center, Shannon Court, to cross the try line. After Magali Harvey’s second conversion the score stood at 14-3 heading into the critical final 20 minutes of play.

Other than the two lapses that let in tries, the WCAA defense handled the All-Canada attack very well, which kept themselves in the game until the 78^th minute when All-Canada replacement lock, Randi Hunter, scored the deciding try and finalized the score at 19-3.

Although the match did not end up the way the WCAA’s would have liked, their physical play and defense is something to build the offense off of for their rematch on Sunday. The match on Thursday was the first time the team has played together and they will surely benefit from its experience and the following days of rest and preparation.

The second and final match of the series will be played on Sunday, July 31 at 3:30 P.M. on Bloomingdale Field, Bloomingdale, New York.

All Americans 3
Pens: Houston

CIS All-Canada 19
Tries: Harvey, Court, Hunter
Convs: Harvey 2

Women’s Collegiate All-American Touring Side
15 Katie Lorenz (UNC-Chapel Hill)
14 Rebekah Siebach (BYU)
13 Justina DeBruzzi (St. Thomas)
12 Kristi Jackson (BYU)
11 Tyra McGrady (Indiana)
10 Kara Remington (BYU)
9 Brittany Houston (c) (UW-Milwaukee)
1 Rachel Ryan (Wyoming)
2 Joanna Kitlinski (Grand Valley State)
3 Elizabeth Fierman (Northeastern)
4 Kyle Armstrong (Penn State)
5 Wendy Sherman (Colorado State)
6 Candace Barley (Lee Univ.)
7 Kendra Klump (MSU-Mankato)
8 Laura Miller (St. Mary’s College of Md)

Reserves
16 Morgan Johnson (North Dakota State) (for Armstrong at 66)
17 Katie O’Malley (Stonehill) (for Jackson at 76)
18 Evelyn Ashenbrucker (UC San Diego) (for Sherman at 46)
19 Rebekah Knappe (Colorado State) (for Krug at 76)
20 Kimber Rozier (c) (UNC-Chapel Hill) (for Remington at 63)
21 Melissa Krug (Univ. Minnesota-Twin Cities) (for Barley at 35)
22 Alyssa Baccarella (MIT)

CIS All-Canada
15 Lisa Gauthier (St. Francis Xavier)
14 Natasha Watcham-Roy (Univ. of Ottawa)
13 Andrea Wadsworth (Queen’s University)
12 Shannon Court (Univ. of Lethbridge)
11 Magali Harvey (St. Francis Xavier)
10 Kate Foulds (Univ. of Ottawa)
9 Elizabeth Mackinnon (Univ. of Calgary)
1 Briana Cunningham (Univ. of Waterloo)
2 Mary-Jane Kirby (Guelph Univ.)
3 Elie Papineau (Univ. Laval)
4 Steffany Hoffman (Univ. of Alberta)
5 Abby Goodwin (Univ. of Victoria)
6 Lea Leahy (Concordia Univ.)
7 Jessica Jacobs (St. Francis Xavier)
8 Sam Eyles (Univ. of Waterloo)

Reserves
16 Randi Hunter (Univ. of Victoria) (on for Hoffman at 31)
17 Sumara Profit (Univ. of Prince Edward Island) (on for Cunningham at 53)
18 Carmen Hobbs (Univ. of Alberta) (on for Eyeles at 53)
19 Chelsey Waldie (Univ. of Prince Edward Island) (on for Court at 63)
20 Susan Heald (Queen’s Univ.) (on for MacKinnon at 59)
21 Rachael McMaster (Univ. of Western Ontario) (on for Wadsworth at 40)
22 Jennifer Shotbolt (Univ. of Western Ontario) (on for Watcham-Roy at 59)

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Written by RUGBYMag Staff Thursday, 28 July 2011 14:41

Video: All Americans Navy SEAL Training

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The USA Rugby All Americans trained with the Navy SEALs prior to their three-game series with New Zealand Universities. The All Americans were put through rigorous workouts, and team manager Kevin Battle chronicled the endeavor and produced this video. Spoiler alert: it concludes with the team singing God Bless America in the ocean.

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Written by RUGBYMag.com News Release Wednesday, 27 July 2011 16:32

Women All Americans Look Ahead to Can-Am

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The Women’s Collegiate All-American team has assembled in Lake Placid, NY to prepare for their two matches against the CIS All-Canadian Team in the Can-Am Tournament at Saranac Lake, NY. The team has been training together since July 25 and will remain in New York until August 1.

USA Rugby CEO & President of Rugby Operations Nigel Melville sees the two game outing for the Women’s Collegiate All Americans as a great step forward for the development of the Women’s College Rugby. “This is a great development opportunity for these players, getting to play on the All-American side is hopefully the beginning for many of these players to eventually step up and play for the Women’s Eagles one day”.

The WCAA will play their first match at Ken Wilson Field, Saranac Lake, NY on Thursday, July 28 at 6 P.M. EDT and the second match will be played at Bloomingdale Field, Bloomingdale, New York on Sunday, July 31 at 3:30 P.M. EDT.

2011 WOMEN’S COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN TOURING SIDE
Kyle Armstrong (Penn State)
Evelyn Ashenbrucker (UCSD)
Alyssa Baccarella (MIT)
Candace Barley (Lee University)
Ryan Carlyle (South Carolina)
Justina DeBruzzi (Univ. St. Thomas)
Elizabeth Fierman (Northeastern)
Lisa Henneman (Penn State)
Brittany Houston (UW-Milwaukee)
Kristi Jackson (BYU)
Morgan Johnson (North Dakota State)
Joanna Kitlinski (Grand Valley State)
Kendra Klump (MSU Mankato)
Rebekah Knappe (Colorado State)
Melissa Krug (Univ. Minnesota-Twin Cities)
Katie Lorenz (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Tyra McGrady (Indiana)
Laura Miller (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)
Katie O’Malley (Stonehill)
Nwakaego (Kay) Onyekwere (Penn State)
Kara Remington (BYU)
Kimber Rozier (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Rachel Ryan (Wyoming)
Wendy Sherman (Colorado State)
Rebekah Siebach (BYU)

CONSIDERED BUT UNAVAILABLE
Megan Bonny (Washington State)
Sharlyn Carter (Virginia)
Erica Cavanaugh (Univ. of Virginia)
Grace Dowd (Dartmouth)
Sharon Gianessi (Army)
Tonya Gouws (Maryland)
Evan Hoese (Radcliffe)
Nicole James, Nicole (Texas A&M)
Blaine Martin (Brown)
Kelsey McIlonie (Penn State)
Deven Owsiany (Penn State Univ.)
Kaitlyn Rooney(American Univ.)
Marie Timm (Army)
Amelia Villines (Stanford Univ.)

STAFF
Martha Daines – Head Coach
Sue Whitwell – Assistant Coach
Patty Lacy – Physio
Lyn Meyerhoff – Athletic Trainer
Carrie DuBray – Manager
Alex Williams – WNT HP Manager