On Sunday, March 19th the NOVA Women traveled to Annapolis, MD to take on the Naval Academy women. This was NOVA's first game of the season, and while that showed at times, over all the women played very well together. The match was composed of 3 40 minutes halves that allowed all of the players to get at least 40 minutes of playing time. The NOVA Women easily won the first two periods, scoring multiple times on third or fourth phase when the women were able to attack wide. However, the Navy Women, currently the #2 ranked college side in the Nation, showed why they deserve that ranking, dominating in rucks and playing very strong first and second phase defense. The Navy women were also able to pull out a win in the third period, that featured a few brand new NOVA rookies!

Congratulations to all of the NOVA players, but especially to the rookies who debuted this past weekend in their first match as NOVA player: Katie Gavit, Anya Slutskiy, Molly Johnson, Diana Santay, Sarah Chobot, and Jackie (I forgot your last name!!).

Next Week:
On Tuesday, March 21st the NOVA women hosted a college clinic for two local college sides (George Washington and Georgetown), as well as a traveling squad from Wesleyan in Connecticut. After a 2 hour clinic that went over tackling, rucking, scrumming, decision making, and back line offense, the NOVA players gave the college girls a flyer about their program and a t-shirt. This was not only a great recruiting opportunity for the club, but a means to give back to the rugby community.

This Upcoming Weekend:
The NOVA Women head to Nashville, TN, with two sides to participate for the 2nd year in a row in Nash Bash. The tournament features both Club Women and Men's sides as well as College Women and Men's Sides.

Dana Creager will be playing for the US 7's National Team in Hong Kong.

Stacy Bennett, Liz King, and Sarah Chobot will be participating in the US Women's 15's camp in Chula Vista, CA.

 

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