West Chester Women’s Rugby Cruises in Season Opener over Bloomsburg

The Golden Rams kicked off their fall 2016 season in the heat, earning a big win over Bloomsburg University, 41-12.

Center Lily Riley (Landisville, PA/ Hempfield) was the first member on the squad to put points on the board and followed that up with a good conversion kick.

Tries by Aalea Ray (Landisville, PA/ Hempfield), and Riley put the Golden Rams ahead 24-0 to end the first half over the Huskies.

Continuing the strong offense in the second half was center Nicole Giorgi (Wilmington, Del. / Mount Pleasant), who put another try on the board. Giorgi followed that up with a good kick, giving West Chester a 31-0 lead in the second half.

Flanker Katie Haetter (West Chester,PA/ West Chester East) and Hannah Sample (Oakland, MD/ Southern Garrett) followed suit with two more tries, increasing the lead to 41-0.

Bloomsburg broke the West Chester defense at the end of the game, putting up a pair of tries and conversions on the board.

The Golden Rams will be back in action next Saturday as they host Sacred Heart University at noon.

Sourced from West Chester Golden Rams.