Vikes claim sixth-straight Jenny Vincent Memorial Game

VICTORIA - The University of Victoria women's rugby team claimed its sixth-straight Jenny Vincent Memorial Game title with a 74-10 victory over the University of Calgary, Sept. 6 at Wallace Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Vikes jump out to 19-0 lead

• An early scrum for the Vikes near the goal line saw Emily Findlay get the ball and dive over the line for the first try of the day and 5-0 Vikes lead.
• Five minutes later, another Vikes scrum saw the ball move to Maggie Mackinnon, who found a gap and ran it in for the try. Adding another two points with her first convert of the day, Mackinnon put the Vikes ahead 12-0.
• A penalty try for the Vikes in the 26th minute brought their lead to 19-0.

Mackinnon, Norsten add tries to end the first half

• Though a penalty goal was scored by Calgary in the 33rd minute, Maggie Mackinnon was quick to respond for the Vikes, scoring a try in the 35th minute to bring the Vikes' lead back to 24-3.
• Carissa Norsten broke away down the right side of the field in the final seconds of the half to score her lone try of the contest. Adding a convert from Mackinnon, the Vikes carried a 31-3 lead into the halftime break.

Vikes dominate second half to seal win

• Piper Walsh and Remee Brown opened the second-half scoring, recording the try and convert, respectively, for the 38-3 Vikes lead in the 45th minute.
• The Vikes saw tries from ShonDreya Smardon, Olivia Newsome, and Larah Wright, along with two converts from Brown, to take a 57-3 before Calgary saw their first try of the day.
• After a 66th minute try and convert by the Dinos, Newsome scored less than three minutes later in response for the Vikes, bringing the score to 62-10 in favour of the Vikes.
• Elle Douglas and Ivy Poetker closed out the Vikes' scoring with tries in the 77th and 80th minutes, respetively. Along with a convert by Brown, the Vikes sealed the win by a score of 74-10.

WORTH NOTING

• The win marks the Vikes' sixth-straight against the Dinos in the annual Jenny Vincent Memorial Game.
• Seven Vikes recorded their first tries of the season in the win: Piper Walsh, Emily Findlay, Larah Wright, Maggie Mackinnon, Olivia Newsome, Carissa Norsten, and Elle Douglas, while Remee Brown added her first points of the season with four converts for eight points.
• Ivy Poetker and ShonDreya Smardon each recorded their second tries of the year in the win.
• The Vikes move to 2-0 on the year with the win, while Calgary falls to 0-2.

UP NEXT
The Vikes head to the University of Lethbridge Saturday, Sept. 13 for a 7 p.m. MT matchup. Catch the action on Canada West TV presented by BioSteel.