Sweet 16: Stanford 45 Chico St 12

This past weekend Stanford Women’s Rugby took on Chico State in the Sweet Sixteen game. Stanford dealt not only with a formidable opponent but also with the hottest weather the team has seen all year. The first half started out well with an early try from winger Michelle Teo. Stanford continued on a scoring streak, seeing tries from prop Maxine Fonua, wing Smriti Sridhar, and lock Katie Lampert. Aly Gleason made the conversion kick on three of those tries. After the half, Chico came back strong with an early try and conversion but Stanford answered with another try by Sridhar followed 8-man Amelia Villines’ first try of the weekend. Chico and Stanford both scored one more try before the end of the game. Stanford’s last one was made by center Bisi Ibrahim. Aly Gleason successfully converted two of those tries to end the game with a score of 45-12.