ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's rugby team (1-0, 1-0 NIRA) returns to the Prusmack Rugby Center in Annapolis this Saturday to face Dartmouth (1-0, 1-0 NIRA) at 11 a.m.
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Notes for Fans Attending
There is no admission charge for rugby matches at the Prusmack Rugby Center.
Spectator parking is available in the lots on the north side of the Brigade Sports Complex (64 Greenbury Point Road, Annapolis, MD 21402). Overflow parking is available in the open space on the west side of the facility.
Alcohol consumption is prohibited at the Prusmack Rugby Center and surrounding parking areas.
Last Time Out: at Queens
The Mids powered past the Royals, 58-7, in the season opener last week. The win marked the first time in program history Navy defeated Queens. The Mids had scored a combined 37 points in their previous three meetings with the Royals before Friday's dominant performance.
The Midshipmen opened the match with three-straight tries to build a 19-0 lead by the 22nd minute.
Kelsey McKnight scored the first try of the season in the eighth minute, followed by tries from
Ella Callahan and
Caroline Shegogue in the 14th and 22nd minute.
The first half success by Navy carried over into the second half as it scored five more tries, converted four out of five conversion kicks and made a penalty kick.
Navy Notes
• The 57 points were the most scored by a Navy team in a season opener.
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Meagan Alvarez led the team in total points (14) with four conversion kicks and two penalty kicks.
• Callahan and Shegogue each scored 10 points and recorded two tries last week. Callahan entered the game with two career tries while Shegogue had not scored a try in her career prior to last week.
• The Mids converted two penalty kicks against the Royals after making just one all of last season.
• Two freshmen –
Aleksandria Gabbard and
Cecilia Izquierdo – played significant minutes as each made their collegiate debuts against Queens.
Scouting Dartmouth
• Dartmouth opened the season last weekend with a dominant 59-0 home win over Quinnipiac.
• Marley Larkin led the Big Green in the season opener with four tries. Paola Arredondo Almeida also contributed a pair of tries.
• Dartmouth finished last season with an 8-1 overall record to win the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA).
• The Big Green reached the NIRA 15s National Championship where they fell to Harvard, 19-12.
• Dartmouth is led by 11th-year head coach Katie Dowty, who holds a 70-19 career record.
Navy vs. Dartmouth
• Saturday's game will be the first meeting between Navy and Dartmouth.
