Box Score
WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University women's rugby team (1-2) played its second home game in as many weeks on Saturday afternoon as the Golden Rams welcomed NIRA Division II foe New Haven (0-4) to South Campus for an important Divisional Clash. West Chester found itself tied at 17-17 late in the first half but closed the match on a 45-12 run to cruise past New Haven by a 62-29 final on Saturday afternoon.
Alyssa Miller (Philadelphia, Pa./Girard Academic Music Program) opened the scoring for West Chester just under nine minutes into the match, and after a successful
Emma Davies (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett) conversion, West Chester had a 7-0 lead.
New Haven answered back with a try of its own just moments later before
Keeley Fugazzi (Dublin, Oh/Dublin Coffman) picked up a try of her own to give West Chester a 12-5 lead. The Chargers battled back, tying the score at 12-12 and again at 17-17 after a
Camryn Snow (Exton, Pa./West Chester East) conversion in the 29
th minute.
Christelle Adikpeto (Abomey Calavi, Benin/Moon Area) scored her first of three trys on the day in the 36
th minute, and Davies hit the conversion to give West Chester a 24-17 lead late in the half. Davies stretched the lead to 27-17 just before the break with a penalty kick.
In the second half,
Sofia Lasonio (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) opened the scoring with a try, and after a Davies conversion, West Chester held a 34-17 lead.
New Haven scored another try and hit the conversion in the 46
th minute before West Chester scored three unanswered trys in the 50
th, 55
th, and 59
th minutes as
Bridget Kowalski (Chester Springs, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) scored first before Adikpeto scored the final two of her three trys on the afternoon.
Davies was successful on all three conversion opportunities as the Golden Rams saw their lead balloon to 55-24 with 20 minutes to play.
New Haven got five points back when Noey Giardina crashed in to score and cut the deficit to 55-29, but
Olivia Amann (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) answered with a try of her own just four minutes later in the 69th minute, and after another Davies conversion, West Chester cruised to the 62-29 victory.
Davies had an excellent day for West Chester, accounting for 17 points through the kicking game, while Adikpeto accounted for 15 points with her three trys.
Up Next
West Chester will look to return to .500 next Saturday when the team faces off against Bowdoin at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
