BRUNSWICK, ME.- In search of its first win of the young season, the West Chester University women's rugby team (0-2) will hit the road again this week to take on Bowdoin (0-1) in a National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) Division II Clash in Maine on Saturday at 11 a.m.
West Chester at Bowdoin
Match Details: Saturday, September 26 – 11 A.M. I Pickard Field (Brunswick, ME.)
Series: 3-1
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Five Things to Know:
- West Chester fell to 0-2 on the young season last weekend in New Jersey as the Golden Rams took on Princeton and fell to the Tigers by a 91-0 final.
- Saturday's match is the Golden Rams' second straight road trip and is the longest road trip left on the regular-season slate for West Chester, as the remaining road dates will see West Chester visit La Salle on October 24 at 11 a.m. and Frostburg State on October 31 at 1 p.m.
- Saturday is a rematch of a 2025 NIRA Semifinal clash between the Golden Rams and Polar Bears as West Chester made its first visit to Bowdoin since a 2018 trek to Maine for the first meeting between the two sides. West Chester avenged a 37-27 regular-season loss to Bowdoin in New York in this November clash as the Golden Rams used a late-match surge to earn a 19-5 victory and punch their ticket back to the Championship match for the first time since 2021.
- West Chester is 3-1 against Bowdoin since September 2018, with the lone loss during that span being a 37-27 setback in a neutral-site match in New York last October.
- Bowdoin enters play on Saturday 0-1 on the year after starting the season with a 32-18 loss to Navy at AIC last Saturday afternoon. Bowdoin jumped out to a 6-0 lead earlier after a pair of Ellie Carter kicks and held a 12-6 lead at the midway point but was outscored 26-6 the rest of the way as the Midshipmen departed Massachusetts with a 32-18 victory.
Up Next
West Chester returns home next weekend to host Mount St. Mary's at 11 a.m. in the first of two straight home games, as the Golden Rams will remain home to host Navy on October 18 at 1 p.m.
