BRUNSWICK, Me.-West Chester took to the road once again this morning to face Bowdoin in West Chester's final road match before kicking off a four-game homestand. West Chester defeated Bowdoin today 19-10 gaining the first win of the season for the Golden Rams Women's Rugby.
How it Happened:
- West Chester dominated field position and time of possession today but had to work hard to put the ball in the try zone.
- West Chester lingered in Bowdoin's end for the first 20 minutes of the match, but Bowdoin ended up scoring the first try at 25:00 scoring with an unconverted try putting Bowdoin up 5-0.
- WCU answered back at the 37:00 minute mark as freshman Autumn Czaplicki(PILLOW, PA LINE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL) scored the first of her three try's on a 25 meter scamper. The try was unconverted to remain 5-5 at the half.
- Bowdoin scored first in the 2nd half on a long run after two West Chester miscues which allowed them to score in the corner to make the score 10-5 Bowdoin.
- At 72:00, Czaplicki broke through the Bowdoin defense for her second try of the day, tying up the Golden Rams 10-10.
- Freshman flyhalf, Kylie Corless(WRIGHTSTOWN, PA ARCHBISHOP WOOD HIGH SCHOOL), drilled the important conversion kick to put the Golden Rams ahead 12-10 with 7 minutes left.
Inside the Results:
- West Chester did a great job of moving the ball back into the Polar Bears territory and keeping possession as time wore down.
- Czaplicki ended a great team effort in last few minutes with her third try to complete her first hat trick of her career.
- Corless made the conversion kick as time expired and the Golden Rams had sealed their first victory.
- Czaplicki had a total of three trys, earned WCU 15 points, and had her first hat trick of career
- Corless tallied two conversions registering a total of four points for WCU.
Coaches Corner:
Head Coach Tony Deremer stated, "I'm happy with the way the team stayed focused on the final outcome today. We were down 12-10 late in the game and although we were in their end much of the day, we were making unforced errors that were hurting our attack. We played the full 80 minutes and were able to finish with two trys at the end of the match to get the win. I'm proud of how we continued to fight to the end for the come from behind win."
Up Next:
West Chester Rugby is back in action Saturday, Oct,6th vs Norwich University on the South Campus Rugby Pitch.
