Women's Rugby Heads to Princeton for NIRA Match on Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown women's rugby team travels to the Garden State to square off against NIRA Division I newcomer and Ivy League foe Princeton (0-2) on Saturday.

Saturday's game is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Follow @BrownU_WRugby on Twitter for live updates during the game.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown enters the weekend matchup against Princeton with a 1-0-1 record in 2022. The Bears opened the season with a road loss at Quinnipiac before playing to a 24-24 tie against Sacred Heart last weekend at Marvel Field.
Noelle Lewis leads the Bears with two tries through two games. The junior has recorded one try in each of Brown's first two games.
After Lewis, four Bears have reached the try zone for five points: Akilah Cathey, Nikki Lynch, Kate Molloy, and Mahdia Parker. Freshman Julia Murray has four conversions for eight points.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Princeton enters Saturday with a 0-2 record after falling to Sacred Heart (53-21) and Army (87-0) to open the season.
Amelia Clarke, Erica De San Jorge, and Sophia Villacorta recorded tries in Princeton's first-ever varsity match against the Pioneers.
In last weekend's home opener for the Tigers, the Army West Point Cadets, last year's National Runner-Up, took the lopsided victory.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the first meeting between the Bears and Tigers in series history.
The two teams met last Spring during at the Ivy 7s Championships with the Tigers taking the victory.

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