ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's rugby team (3-3, 3-3 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association) hits the road for its first non-conference game of the season when it takes on Wheeling (5-1, 1-1 Allegheny Rugby Union) under the Friday night lights in Wheeling, W. Va. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Live Coverage
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Last Time Out: vs. Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac put together a strong second half to defeat Navy, 29-10, last Saturday at the Prusmack Rugby Center in Annapolis. The Bobcats outscored the Mids 21-5 after halftime.
After a balanced first 11 minutes, Quinnipiac broke the stalemate in the 12th minute with a successful penalty kick from Gillian Mason. The Mids responded six minutes later when
Ella Callahan capped a clean lineout-to-maul sequence for their first try of the game to take a 5-3 edge.
A handling error on the restart gave the Bobcats favorable field position, which allowed Gabrielle Appiah to power in a try in the 30th minute to put Quinnipiac back on top, 8-5, at halftime.
The Bobcats added three more tries in the second half to pull away from the Mids.
Navy Notes
- Caroline Shegogue ran in her team-leading fifth try of the season last week against Quinnipiac.
- Navy has displayed impressive scoring depth this season, with 17 different Midshipmen recording at least one try.
- The Mids are just 25 points shy of matching last fall's total (226) and four tries away from equaling last year's mark (35).
- Callahan's try against the Bobcats marked her fourth of the season to set a personal best during the 15s season.
- Navy went 0-for-2 on conversion kicks in its last outing, marking the first time this season it did not convert a single kick.
- Meagan Alvarez and Mia Young have split kicking duties this season. Alvarez leads the team in conversions with nine and followed by Young with eight.
Scouting Wheeling
- Wheeling enters the game with a 5-1 record in its second season as a varsity program. The Cardinals are riding a four-game winning streak.
- Wheeling owns a 17-1 record dating back to the beginning of last season, a span that includes a National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) National Championship win over Southern Nazarene, 58-17.
- The Cardinals have been an offensive juggernaut as they are averaging 58.5 points per game. They scored 108 points in their most recent outing against Walsh.
- Wheeling has posted a 4-0 record on its home pitch this season.
Navy vs. Wheeling
Friday's game marks the first 15s meeting between Navy and Wheeling. The teams met last spring during the 7s season. The Cardinals topped the Mids, 26-19, at the Frostburg 7s Tournament.
