GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Despite winning its previous two national qualifying tournaments, the Davenport women's rugby team has earned an "at-large" bid to this years ACRA 7s National Championships hosted by Army, and will open pool play against Saint Anselm College on Saturday at 10 a.m. All of this weekend's action will be held on Army's Anderson Rugby Complex.
Davenport Schedule10 a.m. – Saint Anselm College (Field 2)
12:20 p.m. – Bloomsburg University (Field 1)
2:40 p.m. – Stony Brook University (Field 2)
The Panthers earned a spot in the ACRA 7s national Championships after focusing heavily on 7s play this entire summer, going 9-4 overall. Davenport will compete in pool B alongside Tri-State #2, Strony Brook, Bloomdburg, and Saint Anselm. Davenport is the only Midwest representative in the entire pool.
The Lady Panther's significant amount of DI competition surely looks to give them an edge heading into the tournament, and are coming off a strong second place performance in the Big Ten 7s Tournament two weeks ago.
Danielle Ordway recorded eight tries in the tournament, while fellow All-American
Ashlee Byrge added 30 points on four tries and five conversions.
This weekend's action can be streamed live, following the links below:
Saturday CoverageSunday Coverage Women's Rugby Contact:
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