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Women's Rugby Heads to the Semifinals at CRC 7s
4/25/2026 6:20:00 PM | Women's Rugby
BOYDS, Md. – The No. 1-seeded Brown women's rugby team dominated in the opening rounds of the 2026 Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s Tournament, shutting out No. 8 UConn, 38-0, and No. 4 West Chester, 36-0, on Saturday at the Maryland Soccerplex.
Brown advanced to face No. 3 Navy on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the winner moving onto the championship at 3 p.m.
Brown vs. UConn (W, 38-0):
Brown opened the CRC 7s Tournament with a shutout performance against No. 8 UConn. Laryssa Barbosa scored just 40 seconds in, with Julia Murray converting. Charlotte Davies added two first-half tries, and Murray also converted. Caitlin Moroney, Olivia Baptiste, and Yona Allouche scored in the second half, with Murray finishing four conversions for a 38-0 win.
0:40 – Brown Try (Barbosa) – 5-0 Brown
1:05 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 7-0 Brown
2:34 – Brown Try (Davies) – 12-0 Brown
3:05 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 14-0 Brown
3:56 – Brown Try (Davies) – 19-0 Brown
7:13 – Brown Try (Moroney) – 24-0 Brown
7:30 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 26-0 Brown
8:06 – Brown Try (Baptiste) – 31-0 Brown
8:40 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 33-0 Brown
11:45 – Brown Try (Allouche) – 38-0 Brown
Brown vs. West Chester (W, 36-0):
Brown advanced to the semis by shutting out No. 4 West Chester. Murray struck early with a try, followed by Baptiste, who scored and had Murray convert. Barbosa and Baptiste added first-half tries, all successfully converted by Murray. Davies and Barbosa rounded out the scoring in the second half for a 36-0 victory.
0:28 – Brown Try (Murray) – 5-0 Brown
2:06 – Brown Try (Baptiste) – 10-0 Brown
2:30 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 12-0 Brown
4:04 – Brown Try (Barbosa) – 17-0 Brown
4:21 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 19-0 Brown
5:40 – Brown Try (Baptiste) – 24-0 Brown
6:01 – Brown Conversion (Murray) – 26-0 Brown
8:20 – Brown Try (Davies) – 31-0 Brown
11:55 – Brown Try (Barbosa) – 36-0 Brown
UP NEXT
The semifinals matchup against Navy will be streamed on https://tv.ncr.rugby/. The championship match will be streamed on the All Women's Sports Network and the winner of Brown/Navy will take on the winner of the other side of the bracket; No. 1 American International and No. 2 Southern Nazarene.
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