GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Ashlee Byrge recorded six tries and made 12 conversions to total 54 points, whileDanielle Ordway added three tries and Melissa Francis contributed to two, as the Davenport women's rugby team opened the USA Rugby Nationals with a roaring 111-0 win over Illinois State on a cloudy and chilly Saturday afternoon on the Turf Field.
 
The Panthers were dominant from start to finish, as Caren Brown, Carrie Eggleston, Courtenay Tafel, Makala Ferguson, and Raelynn Bartlette all contributed a try a piece, as well as Taylor Van Langen who notched her first try of the season.
 
Davenport (9-0) moves on to the Midwest Region and will host Notre Dame College in the round of 16 on Nov. 15, while Illinois State was handed its first loss of the season.

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