Monthly Archives: November 2012

Sevens Squad Invited to Nationals

After a hard fought weekend, the Stanford Women’s Rugby Sevens Squad took third place at the National Qualifier and has been invited to attend the 7’s National Championships Tournament. Nationals will be held at Texas A&M on Friday, Nov. 30th and Saturday, Dec. 1st. The team will compete as one of the 16 invited teams with three games on each day.

Pool Game vs. Santa Clara
Final Score: 40 – 0 Win

Tries Scored by:
Caitlin Breen ’13
Raven Jackson-Stone ’13
Jamie Lawrence ’13
Maxine Fonua ’14
Tia Watkins ’15
Blanche Du Sault ’15

Conversions made by:
Jamie Lawrence ’13 (3)
Caitlin Breen ’13
Allie Ballesteros ’15

Pool Game vs. Cal
Final Score: 14 – 34 Loss

Tries Scored by:
Smriti Sridhar ’15
Chelsea Harris ’15

Conversions made by:
Jamie Lawrence ’13
Chelsea Harris ’15

Pool Game vs. Oregon State
Final Score: 38 – 0 Loss

Pool Game vs. Chico State
Final Score: 15 – 10 Win

Tries Scored by:
Sara Maurer ’16
Allie Ballesteros ’15
Carly Leininger ’16

3rd/4th Place Game vs. Chico State
Final Score: 17 – 12 Win

Tries Scored by:
Michelle Teo ’14
Caitlin Breen ’13
Smriti Sridhar ’15

Conversion made by:
Jamie Lawrence ’13

Video of Stanford Tries:

Stanford Sevens National Qualifying Tournament

This Sunday, Stanford Women’s Rugby will host a 7′s tournament that is a qualifier for the upcoming USA Rugby 7′s National Championship in late November. The teams playing will be the Stanford Sevens squad,  UC Santa Clara, UC Berkeley, Oregon State and Chico State.
Tournament Schedule:
Time
Match #
Visiting Team
(Light Jersey)
Home Team
(Dark Jersey)
Round
9:00am
1
Santa Clara
Stanford
Pool
9:20am
2
Cal
Chico State
Pool
9:40am
OSU Bye
10:00am
10:20am
3
Oregon State
Santa Clara
Pool
10:40am
4
Stanford
Cal
Pool
11:00pm
Chico State Bye
11:20pm
11:40pm
5
Santa Clara
Chico State
Pool
12:00pm
6
Stanford
Oregon State
Pool
12:20pm
Cal Bye
12:40pm
1:00pm
7
Santa Clara
Cal
Pool
1:20pm
8
Chico State
Oregon
Pool
1:40pm
Stanford Bye
2:00pm
2:20pm
9
Chico State
Stanford
Pool
2:40pm
10
Cal
Oregon State
Pool
3:00pm
Santa Clara Bye
3:20pm
3:40pm
11
3rd Place Pool
4th Place Pool
3rd Place
4:00pm
12
1st Place Pool
2nd Place Pool
Championship

University of Nevada, Reno Scrimmage

The scrimmage was set up initially as five 20-minute periods. Stanford played Reno for four then the final period was between two mixed Stanford teams.

The first quarter against Reno was played by mostly returning players who immediately set the quick pace for the game. There was always support for those who broke the line. The last try of the quarter was made by Tia Watkins ’15, after a series of great offloads across the backline. Reno did put a challenge on for Stanford with physicality in the rucks and hard runs by their flyhalf, who scored Reno’s first try. The first period ended with a score of 12-7 Stanford.

In the second quarter, more rookies saw the field and many stepped up to play positions they had never practiced before. Reno was able to take advantage of the new lineup, running hard at Stanford defenders and were able to repeatedly get over the gainline. Stanford’s launch was very slow, if it ever happened, and there wasn’t as strong a connection between players in the line. Reno was able to ground two tries, ending the second quarter with 12-17 Reno.

The third quarter saw much improvement. Stanford held off Reno for most of the quarter but Reno was able to get another try in, bringing the score to 12-22 Reno.

In the final quarter, Stanford came back with much more agression, positive tackles, and hard cutting lines that seared right through Reno’s defense. The team’s own mistakes such as late and dropped passes, were reason enough to keep us from going forward. But two more tries were put on by two rookies, Allie Ballesteros ’16 and Theresa Asuquo ’16 to bring the game to 22-22 tie.

Next up, the Stanford Women’s Rugby 7′s squad will be playing on Sunday, Nov. 11, in the national qualifying tournament hosted by Stanford.

Rookie Reflections
“I LOVE RUGBY. Getting into a game time situation was incredible, it definitely helped me get a better handle on how the game is played, and ultimately won. The returners did an excellent job in helping the rookies find positioning and with working the ball around. I feel our passing and positioning definitely improved throughout the game and helped give us more room to run onto the ball and through the defense. Can’t wait till the next match!” -Allie Ballesteros ’15

“During our first scrimmage a couple weeks ago, I remember how I just over-thought every move I was going to make, and that caused me to make a lot of mistakes from being too scared to make a mistake. But yesterday, I was just so into the game, that playing rugby was starting to feel natural and instinctual, and it felt amazing to get my first try! Can’t wait to get back on the field and improve some more!” -Theresa Asuquo ’15

Final Score: 22-22
Tries for Stanford made by:
Smriti Sridhar ’15
Tia Watkins ’15
Allie Ballesteros ’15
Theresa Asuquo ’15

Conversion made by Jamie Lawrence ’13