WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University women's rugby team (1-6) is preparing for its final home match of the fall 2026 15s season as the Golden Rams welcome LIU (3-2) to South Campus for a Senior Day clash on Sunday beginning at 12 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early as Senior Day ceremonies will be held prior to the beginning of the match.
West Chester vs LIU
Match Details: Sunday, November 8 – 1 P.M. | South Campus Rugby Pitch (West Chester, Pa.)
Series: 0-1
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Five Things to Know
- West Chester enters this weekend following a 27-7 loss at Frostburg State last Saturday afternoon. Needing a win to potentially secure a home game in the NIRA Division II Tournament, West Chester got out to a 7-0 lead after a Camryn Snow (Exton, Pa./West Chester East) try and an Addy LaCarrubba (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) conversion before the hosts rattled off 27 unanswered points to escape with a 27-7 win over the Golden Rams.
- Nina McDowell (Mercersburg, Pa./Mercersburg) remains the team's leading scorer with two trys, five conversions, and a penalty kick for 23 points on the year. Christelle Adikpeto (Abomey Calavi, Benin/Moon Are) remains first in trys with three, while LaCarubba is third in scoring with 12 points thanks to a pair of trys and a conversion on Saturday afternoon.
- LIU enters play on Sunday at 3-2 on the season after a 43-33 loss at home against La Salle on Saturday to halt a two-game winning streak, which had seen LIU pick up a 38-36 win over Army on September 26 and a 40-30 win over Frostburg State on October 18.
- West Chester is 0-1 against LIU in 15s action after falling by a 41-20 final at LIU in September 2024 to get the 2024-25 campaign underway.
- West Chester got official word on where its season will continue in the NIRA Semifinals earlier this week as the team found out that they will return to the Semifinals as the fourth seed in Division II and face Davenport in Grand Rapids, Michigan next weekend. West Chester opened its season against Davenport at home on September 12 and fell to the visiting Panthers, 44-0.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action next weekend in the NIRA Division II Semifinals at Davenport. The start time for this match has yet to be announced.
