Women’s Rugby Finishes Second and Fourth at Queens Cup 7s - Queens University of Charlotte Athletics

Saturday, March 23

Charlotte, N.C.

9:00 A.M.

Queens University of Charlotte

University of North Georgia (NSCRO)

3/25/2019 8:46:00 PM | Women's Rugby

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's rugby team, consisting of both the Division I and the NSCRO teams, hosted their second-ever Queens Cup 7s tournament this past weekend where they finished second and fourth respectively at the Queens Sports Complex and the Charlotte Rugby Club.

In day one of the tournament, consisting of eight teams and two pools of four, the NSCRO squad competed against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to begin pool play, winning 27-5. Three Royals would score in the win, including Grace Rybarik, Abigail Cendejas, and Gabriella La Lumia.

The Royals then faced Lee University where they suffered their first loss, 10-5, seeing their lone try come from freshman Debora Tessou.

In match three versus Marywood University, Queens tallied another win 27-7, with five different Royals adding points to the board. Tessou would lead with two tries, followed by Onycha Pruitt, Mickey Evans, and La Lumia who each scored one. Pruitt would also kick one conversion in the win.

Queens would fall to Eckerd College in their fourth match of the day 42-0. The Tritons would continue on to win the tournament to qualify for the NSCRO Women's 7s National Championship tournament.

In day two of the Queens Cup 7s, also consisting of eight teams and two pools of four, the Division I squad began pool play against the University of South Carolina winning 27-5. Jillian Spranger, Sarah Awad, MiKayla Tatum, Abby Berberich, and Abby Tobias each scored one try in the win, along with a Bridget Mielke conversion.

Three Royals scored in the team's first loss of the day in match two versus the University of Virginia 19-15. Senior Lauren Page began scoring for Queens three minutes into play, followed by junior Antares Lance to make the score 10-5. Mielke's lone try would come at the end of the match, but wasn't enough to defeat the Cavaliers.

The Royals won big in match three, 43-0, over Navy B-Side with back-to-back tries from sophomores Mielke and Tobias to begin the match. Tobias led Queens with four tries and three conversions, followed by Mielke, Maddy d.Oliveira, and Lance who scored one each. Mielke would kick her second conversion of the day in the win.

With the Royals finishing first in pool play, based on point differential, they competed against Navy A-Side in the semifinal match winning by just one point, 15-14. Mielke would score a try two minutes into play, but was followed by two tries and two conversions by Navy A-Side (5-14). Queens would answer back with two tries from d'Oliveira and Tatum in the final minutes of play to advance to the championship match versus Virginia Tech.

Queens would fall 17-5 to finish in second place in the tournament, seeing their only try come from Tessou.

Saturday, March 30 the Royals will compete in a cross-over North/South Mason-Dixon Conference 15s match in Charlotte, N.C. Queens must win this match to advance to the Mason-Dixon Conference 15s tournament in April. A location for the match is to be determined.