Women's Rugby Captures CRC 7's Premier Division National Championship

Saturday, April 29

Boyds, Md.

12:25 p.m.

Brown University

Navy

Photo by: Phil Fabrizio

Women's Rugby Captures CRC 7's Premier Division National Championship

4/29/2023 4:31:00 PM | Women's Rugby

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BOYDS, Md. – No. 1 in the West Region, Brown women's rugby (18-7-1) first blanked No. 2 Navy, and then needed a comeback to defeat No. 1 in the East Army to claim the Rugby 7's Premier Division National Championship.

The Bears took care of Navy, 19-0, in the semifinal round before a score in the final minutes lifted Brown over Army, 21-19, for the title.

QUOTE FROM ROSALIND CHOU, KATHLEEN FLORES WOMEN'S RUGBY COACH
"It's such a special ending for a special group. All weekend they were tuned in and making adjustments and improvements after each match. It's a great send off for our seniors, Emerson Goodrich, Kate Molloy, and MVP Mahdia Parker. The team has transformed in the eight months I've had the pleasure to coach them and I am so excited for future seasons to come."

WEST REGION SEMIFINAL
No. 1 Brown Defeats No. 2 Navy, 19-0
Brown took care of business against a tough Navy squad in the national semifinal. Junior Morgan Cunningham started things off with a try at 5:00 and freshman Julia Murray added the conversion for a 7-0 lead.

Just over a minute later at 6:15 it was senior Mahdia Parker with a try and Murray tacked on the conversion for a 14-0 advantage. Lagter in the second half, sophomore Nikki Lynch scored a try for the final tally of the match.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 1 Brown Defeats No. 1 Army, 21-19
Brown won a thrilling match over Army to capture the National Collegiate Rugby 7's Premier Division National Championship.

After Army jumped ahead to a 7-0 lead at 1:55, Parker scored the first try for the Bears and Murray added the conversion to even the score at 7-7 at the 3:30 mark. Army then added a try and conversion to go ahead, 14-7, at halftime.

A try from Lynch and a conversion by Murray tied the match at 14-14 at 9:00. Army then regained the lead with a try at 10:30 but could not add the conversion to go up, 19-14. Parker came through in the clutch with a try at 12:00 to knot the score at 19 and Murray's conversion put Brown ahead for good at 12:40 for the win.

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