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Women's Rugby Tarayceus Jeffries, Athletic Communications Assistant

Women's Rugby Makes History with First Win of Season

Greensboro, N.C. – It was a historic day at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. as the Women's Rugby program initiated their inaugural season with two matches against the Quakers early in the day, with both teams splitting a game between each other.

The first game, starting at 11 AM, opened slow for the Wolves as the Quakers were able to score the first try, but back would come Newberry as Taqwai Seburn would score not one but two tries before the half. The second half would start almost similarly to the first half with Guilford scoring first, but Vicky Noel would secure a try for our Wolves to put the score at 15-10 and all but confirm a historic victory for the Newberry Wolves Women's Rugby program. After the end of the first match, Newberry would take the win 15-10. The Wolves would go on to drop the second match by a score of 17-0.

This marks the first win in coach Emily Roskopf's career as the head coach of the Newberry Women's Rugby program, and speaking with her after the matches stated, "There were a lot of great moments in the games today in which new players really stepped up and started to grasp the concept of the sport. I'm excited to see this team grow and build throughout the season."

The Wolves will be back on the road September 17 for a three match road trip against Alderson Broaddus, starting at 11 AM.



 
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