Women's Rugby Places Third at Ivy League 7s Tournament

Saturday, April 19

Cambridge, Mass.

10:40 a.m.

Brown University

Dartmouth

Photo by: Tamar Kreitman

Women's Rugby Places Third at Ivy League 7s Tournament

4/19/2025 5:27:00 PM | Women's Rugby

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Brown Bears women's rugby program competed at the Ivy League 7s tournament on Saturday, earning third place. The Bears secured a 2-2 record, defeating Princeton twice.

Lily Nowak was dominant, scoring four tries on the day. Akilah Cathey scored three tries, while Aziza Alford, Yona Allouche and Priscilla Maalouf added a try apiece. Julia Murray made four conversions and Tarn Reilly made one.

"The team showed incredible resilience with a number of younger players stepping up like Yona Allouche and Jordan Wiseman," said women's rugby head coach Rosalind Chou. "Additionally, senior captains Aziza Alford and Akilah Cathey dominated the contact area."

10:40 a.m. – Vs. Dartmouth (L, 24-0)
Dartmouth came out hot in the first half, scoring quickly and taking a 12-0 lead into the half. Brown showed fight to start the second half but were unable to score. Dartmouth added three tries in the second half, winning the contest 31-0.

BOX SCORE
First Half
1:00 – Dartmouth Try – 5-0 Dartmouth
1:30 – Dartmouth Conversion – 7-0 Dartmouth
2:30 – Dartmouth Try – 12-0 Dartmouth
Second Half
11:00 – Dartmouth Try – 17-0 Dartmouth
12:30 – Dartmouth Try – 22-0 Dartmouth
12:50 – Dartmouth Conversion – 24-0 Dartmouth
13:50 – Dartmouth Try – 29-0 Dartmouth
14:00 – Dartmouth Conversion – 31-0 Dartmouth

12:40 p.m. – Vs. Princeton
The second game of the day was tightly contested early before Lily Nowak scored a try to give Brown a 5-0 lead. Princeton answered, but Nowak scored again to take a 10-7 lead. Akilah Cathey added a try with a conversion from Tarn Reilly to make it 17-7 at the half. Aziza Alford and Priscilla Maalouf added tries in the second half to cruise to a 29-12 victory over the Tigers.

BOX SCORE
First Half
3:00 – Brown Try (Nowak) – 5-0 Brown
4:25 – Princeton Try – 5-5 Tied
5:00 – Princeton Conversion – 7-5 Princeton
5:30 – Brown Try (Nowak) – 10-7 Brown
7:00 – Brown Try (Cathey) – 15-7 Brown
7:00 – Brown Conversion (Reilly) – 17-7 Brown
Second Half
8:00 – Princeton Try – 17-12 Brown
10:30 – Brown Try (Alford) – 22-12 Brown
13:00 – Brown Try (Maalouf) – 27-12 Brown
13:30 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 29-12 Brown

2:20 p.m. – Vs. Harvard
Akilah Cathey was first on the board for Brown, tying the game at five apiece before Julia Muray added a conversion to make it 7-5. Harvard answered at the end of the half to take a 12-7 lead. Harvard was dominant in the second half, winning the game 26-7.

BOX SCORE
First Half
1:00 – Harvard Try – 5-0 Harvard
3:30 – Brown Try (Cathey) – 5-5 Tied
4:00 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 7-5 Brown
7:00 – Harvard Try – 10-7 Harvard
7:00 – Harvard Conversion – 12-7 Harvard
Second Half
7:30 – Harvard Try – 17-7 Harvard
8:00 – Harvard Conversion – 19-7 Harvard
14:00 – Harvard Try – 24-7 Harvard
14:00 – Harvard Conversion – 26-7 Harvard

4:20 p.m. – Vs. Princeton (3^rd place game)
Brown dominated the first half, scoring three tries and converting once for a 17-0 lead at the break. In the second half, Yona Allouche extended the lead with a try and Julia Murray added her second conversion of the game. Princeton scored at the buzzer to make it a 24-7 final.

BOX SCORE
First Half
1:00 – Brown Try (Nowak) – 5-0 Brown
4:00 – Brown Try (Cathey) – 10-0 Brown
5:00 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 12-0 Brown
7:00 – Brown Try (Nowak) – 17-0 Brown
Second Half
10:00 – Brown Try (Allouche) – 22-0 Brown
10:30 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 24-0 Brown
14:00 – Princeton Try – 24-5 Brown
14:00 – Princeton Conversion – 24-7 Brown

UP NEXT
The Bears will set their sights on the Collegiate Rugby Championship on April 26-27. The Bears are the two-time defending champions.

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