EMORY, Va. - The Emory & Henry College Women's Rugby Team (1-2) made history on Sunday afternoon as they earned the first victory in program history. Playing this year in a developmental league of new programs, E&H is competing in "sevens" tournaments, where each team plays multiple 14-minute matches each day.
The Wasps defeated the Owls of Warren Wilson College after falling to Guilford College and Newberry College.
The Basics
FINAL SCORES - Guilford 12, Emory & Henry 7
Newberry 19, Emory & Henry 17
Emory & Henry 15, Warren Wilson 12
LOCATION - Emory, Virginia
VENUE - E&H Rugby Field
RECORDS - Emory & Henry (1-2)
The Guilford Match
The Quakers struck first with a try in the opening minutes, but missed the conversion try and the score stood at 5-0. Freshman Grace Hamilton (Abingdon, Va.) put her name in the record books as she scored the first official try in E&H history to tie things up. Freshman Zoe Dewees (Virginia Beach, Va.) was good on the conversion and the Wasps held the lead at 7-5. The Quakers were resilient and scored a try and conversion for the 12-7 final score.
The Newberry Match
The Wolves jumped out front 5-0 early on, but junior Meredith Inge (Ashland, Va.) tied things up with a try of her own. Newberry once again took the lead on a try and conversion before freshman Emily Maddox (Amherst, Va.) answered back with a try to trim the lead to 12-10. Another Newberry try and conversion was followed by Inge's second score of the afternoon. The conversion was unsuccessful and Newberry held on for the 19-17 win.
The Warren Wilson Match
E&H flipped the script in the final match of the afternoon as they scored first on a try from Dewees. The Owls responded with back-to-back tries to push their advantage out to 12-5. The Wasps would not go away and Maddox's second try of the day cut the deficit to 12-10. E&H went down to six players in the final seconds of the game, but Inge completed her hat trick of scores for the afternoon to give the Wasps the historic 15-12 victory.
Up Next
E&H returns to action on Saturday, September 30 at the Newberry Sevens Tournament in Newberry, South Carolina.
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