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| Fall 2006 | ||||||
| Date | Squad | Opponent | Location | Kickoff | ||
| 9/9 | A&B | Ithaca | Cornell | 2:00 | ||
| 9/16 | A-Side | Beantown | UMASS | TBA | ||
| 9/17 | A-Side | Beantown | UMASS | TBA | ||
| 9/23 | A-Side | Ithaca | Cornell | 1:00 | ||
| 9/30 | A&B | Syracuse | Syracuse | 11:00 | ||
| 10/7 | A-Side | Binghamton | Binghamton | 9:00 | ||
| 10/15 | A-Side | Buffalo | Cornell | 1:00 | ||
| 10/21 | A-Side | NYS Playoffs | TBA | TBA | ||
| 10/28 | A-Side | NYS Championship | TBA | TBA | ||
| 11/4 | A-Side | NRU Elite 8 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 11/5 | A-Side | NRU Final 4 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 11/11 | A-Side | NRU Championship | TBA | TBA | ||
9/23/06 Cornell University (Big Red) vs. Ithaca College (Renegades) @ Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) |
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| Final Score: | ||||||
| Cornell 65 Ithaca 0 |
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| Scoring Summary: | ||||||
| Cornell- 11 tries, 5 conversions (pictures available upon request) Cornell (tries)- 2:00 Molly Melhem (11), no conversion 9:15 Christina Killourhy (12) 13:40 Laura Tagatac (13) 21:00 Molly Melhem (11), no conversion 32:00 Stephanie Martinez (9) 39:00 Amelia Luciano (7), no conversion 48:00 Laura Tagatac (13) 56:30 Christina Killourhy (12), no conversion 63:00 Christina Killourhy (12), no conversion 71:00 Katie Bren (6) 74:30 Stephanie Martinez (9), no conversion The battle of Ithaca, NY saw Cornell University blank local rival Ithaca College 65-0 in the Big Red's opening union match. Christina Killourhy (12) led the squad with three tries, while Molly Melhem (11), Stephanie Martinez (9) and Laura Tagatac (13) each found the tri-zone twice. Ithaca College was able to mount several strong offensive drives in the second half. However, the Big Red seized upon several Renegade mistakes and missteps to maintain the shutout. |
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| Cornell(4-1) Next week Cornell travels to Syracuse University for a rematch of last fall's NYS semi-finals. For more information, contact: Annemarie Farrell Head Coach, Cornell Women's Rugby cornellwomensrugby@gmail.com |
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| Game results and summaries are below. | ||||||
| Cornell 12 UMass 5 Scoring: |
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| 6:00 - UMass, no conversion 8:30 - Cornell (13) Christina Killourhy, conversion (10) Meg Crapster-Pregont 34:00 - Cornell (13) Christina Killourhy, no conversion A young UMass and Cornell squad opened up their competitve season in Amherst, MA at the annual Beantown Tournament. UMass seized momentum off kickoff, pinning Cornell deep in its own terriority during the game's opening minutes. The Minutewomen backline put UMass ahead at the 6-minute mark. Cornell responded 2 minutes later when flyhalf Meg Crapster-Pregont took the ball weakside off a Big Red scrum. She connected with U-19 standout Christina Killourhy to even up the match, then put Cornell ahead with a nice conversion. Neither team was able to break the game open until late in the second half when Killourhy found the tri-zone for the second time after Cornell was able to steal possession off a UMass ruck. In classic UMass-Cornell style, the game was a low-scoring defensive battle. |
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| Cornell 0 Penn State 20 Scoring: |
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| 5:00 - Penn State, no conversion 6:30 - Penn State, no conversion 30:00 - Penn State, no conversion 32:00 - Penn State, no conversion Penn State's precision mauling was too much for Cornell to handle as the Nittany Lions shutout the Big Red in the second match of the day. While Cornell had several opportunities for big plays, Penn State's defense quickly eliminated any chance for Cornell to get back into the game. Penn State began scoring with a driving maul in the fifth minute and seized momentum to score again 2 minutes later. Several nice defensive stands by the Big Red kept the game at 10-0 going into halftime. While Cornell increased their intensity in the second half, they again fell victim to Penn State's well-executed mauling which resulted in another Penn State tri with 10 minutes remaining. Missed tackles by Cornell allowed Penn State to put up another 5 points minutes later. |
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| Cornell 21 UCSD 12 Scoring: |
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| 6:00 - UCSD, conversion 17:30 - UCSD, no conversion 24:00 - Cornell, (13) Christina Killourhy, conversion (10) Meg Crapster-Pregont 29:30 - Cornell, (13) Christina Killourhy, conversion (10) Meg Crapster-Pregont 34:00 - Cornell, (15) Laura Tagatac, conversion (10) Meg Crapster-Pregont UCSD seized on early Cornell mistakes and penalities to take a 12-0 lead at halftime. The Tritons gutsy, aggressive style seemed to catch Cornell off guard as they were able to pressure Cornell possession very effectively. While the first 20 minutes saw UCSD build momentum and dominate, the second half was all Cornell. Center Christina Killourhy was able to break through the Triton defense to put Cornell on the board. Five minutes later a bad pass by UCSD was stolen by Killourhy and taken the distance for her fourth tri of the tournament. After two successful Crapster-Pregont conversions, Cornell marched down the field and a well executed backplay put fullback Laura Tagatac into the tri-zone for the final tri of the day. Meg Crapster-Pregont was perfect from the tee, converting the final tri to put Cornell up 21-12. |
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| Cornell (3-1) Next match: Ithaca College, September 23 @ Cornell University For more information, feel free to contact: Annemarie Farrell Head Coach, Cornell Women's Rugby 614.746.6933 afarrell@ithaca.edu |
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Spring 2006 |
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| Date | Tournament | Location | Comments | |||
April 1 |
B-side match |
Home |
Opponents/time TBA |
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April 8-9 |
Ivy League Tourney |
Yale University |
It's been two years since we have attended this co-ed tournament at Yale but it looks to be the largest Ivies to date. Results below |
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April 22-23 |
Beast of the East |
Providence, RI |
We look to face top D1 Northeast teams that we will see in the playoffs at this tourney. Please note that an alumni event will take place in Portsmouth (exact location not disclosed). All alums are invited to see us play again. For more information, please contact Molly Melhem at mrm53@cornell.edu. |
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April 30 |
Upstate Tourney |
Rochester, NY |
We will look to show Upstate New York rugby that Cornell is still on top at this yearly tournament. |
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| Ivy League Tournament | ||||||
| (#7 Seed) Cornell 7 v. (#2 Seed) Brown 0 Saturday April 8 2006 |
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| Despite the non-stop rain and mud-puddled field, Cornell Women were able to shut out second seeded Brown. Cornell controlled the forwards game, tricking Brown with lineouts and holding the scrum in the slippery mud. There were few mistakes in the rain for CWRFC, allowing Cornell to attempt two points kicks, which did not score, and giving Cornell several opportunities near Brown's try-line. After frustrating and countless attempts, center Adrienne Wilson finally powered through Brown's backline to score the game-winning try. |
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| Cornell 0 v. (#4 Seed) Radcliffe 29 Sunday April 9 2006 |
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| Cornell faced nationally ranked Radcliffe on Sunday as the game was rained out Saturday. It seemed from the get-go that Cornell was not on its game, allowing Radcliffe to score early and often with little oppostion in the first half. Cornell picked it up and had several near-tries, keeping on Radcliffes half of the field consistently, though could not convert any efforts into points. Radcliffe's backline out-played Cornell's defense, slipping through holes easily. Adrienne Wilson stepped into Meg Crapster-Pregont's flyhalf position as she received 8 stitches, and Cornell had to adjust to new players in new postions, but used the kicking game to hold off Radcliffe in the late second half. |
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| Cornell 7 v. (#1 Seed) Princeton 0 | ||||||
| Ready for revenge after a poorly-played 9am game vs. Radcliffe, Cornell came out strong on defense, forcing Princeton back into their own half with hard hits and intensity. The Cornell backline gained ground on every play, with the centers powering the ball easily through Princeton's backs. Freshman Angela Garza single-handedly downed half of Princeton's forwards with every punch, and Meg Crapster-Pregont ran 40 meters for a near-try in the second half. Cornell camped out on Princeton's half for most of the game, shutting down Princeton on defense but finding it difficult to get the ball over the try-line from a meter or two out on several occasions. As happened in the Brown game a day earlier, in the last few minutes of the game, center Adrienne Wilson powered the ball through Princton's line for the game-winning try and Meg C-P converted the kick for a 7-0 win. Cornell took third in the tournament. |
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| Fall 2005 | ||||||
| A-Side | ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Kickoff | Result | |||
| September 18 | SUNY Buffalo | 1:00PM | CU 18 - UB 24 | |||
| September 24 | Syracuse | 11:00AM | CU 26 - Syracuse 3 | |||
| October 1 | Union College | 11:00AM | CU 67 - Union 0 | |||
| October 8 | SUNY Binghamton | 9:00AM | CU 84 - Binghamton 0 | |||
| October 15 | Ithaca College | 11:00AM | Canceled | |||
| October 22 | Syracuse | 11:00AM | NYS Playoffs | |||
| B-Side | ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Kickoff | Result | |||
| September 25 | William Smith College | 11:00AM | CU 8 - WS 12 | |||
| October 2 | LeMoyne College | 11:00AM | CU 0 - LM 23 | |||
| October 8 | Niagara University | 11:00AM | CU 10 - Niagara 10 | |||
| October 15 | Clarkson University | CU 10 - Clarkson 5 | ||||
| October 22 | St. Bonaventure Univ. | 11:00AM | ||||
| Match Reports | ||||||
| September 18: CU A-side 18 - UB 24 | ||||||
scoring:
Meg Crapster-Pregont 3 2 3
Raeane Miller 5
Molly Melhem 5
Cornell controlled game in terms of stealing scrums and strong rucks, but
UB's quick backline stole around the side one too many times against the
Cornell women. UB scored first but Cornell came back with kicks through
the posts by Meg Crapster-Pregont followed by a deep kick to the corner,
fielded in the try zone by Molly Melhem. Rae Miller capped a long drive
with a great run for the second try. Meg with another kick for points and a
try kept Cornell ahead until the final minutes of the game when UB blew
through the defensive line and scored their game-winning try and
conversion. Learning experience for the Big Red who haven't lost a reg.
season game in years. Cornell is ready to face Syracuse next weekend
after making some adjustments and seeing UB in the playoffs for a rematch. |
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| September 25: CU B-side 8 - WS 12 | ||||||
| Sunday's game may have been a three-point loss to William Smith, but it was still considered an overall success by Cornell's largely rookie B-side team. Jumping headfirst into the world of competetive rugby in their first full game, the Killer B's held their own against their foes; veteran Randi Goldman scored the lone try for Cornell, and newcomer Amy Pearlman nailed a penalty kick for an extra three points. William Smith may have taken the win, but they didn't have the heart of the Killer B's; even the injured ruggers walked off the pitch smiling. |
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| October 8: CU B-Side 10 - Niagara 10 | ||||||
The dawn of the day the Cornell Killer B's were scheduled to play the top-ranked Division III team from Niagara dawned cold, grey, and rainy, and looked bleak for the short-handed Cornell team. Fall break had reduced their numbers to exactly fifteen, and the odds did not look good. However, the die-hards who held off their vacation in favor of rucking about in the mud rallied and tied Niagra 10-10, even after losing two players to injuries. A try was scored by freshman Laura "Sharpie" Sharpless and a few extra points sprang from the toe of the boot of Lauren. |
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