USA A Women Fall Short in Can-Am Match Versus Ontario Selects

USA A Women Fall Short in Can-Am Match Versus Ontario Selects
from USA Rugby:

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO. – After trailing by a narrow 10-6 deficit at the half, the USA A Women’s Team fell to the Ontario Selects in the second annual Can-Am meeting today at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario.

The USA was the first to strike and shot ahead to an early 6-0 lead, propelled by the accurate boot of team vice captain Hannah Stolba (Minnesota Valkyries), who successfully kicked two penalties before 13 minutes had elapsed.

However, before the half Ontario launched its comeback, starting with a penalty kick at 18 minutes and a long breakaway try and conversion just before the break to place the tally at 10-6 in the Canadian side’s favor before the teams switched sides.

Following the break, Ontario looked to extend its lead over the USA A team, catching another quick break at seven minutes in and completing the conversion to go up 17-6.

Before full time had elapsed, the strong Canadian side would notch another two tries that went unanswered until the game’s 76th minute when the USA’s Lisa Dombroski (Philadelphia) broke through for a try. With a missed conversion attempt from Stolba, the scoreline remained 27-11 at the end.

“The reason we come to Canada each year is to test and develop our young players, and this was the first time playing out of the country for at least nine out of 19 of them,” USA A Women’s Coach Barb Fugate said. “Ontario did well and punished us for our lapses, as they should, but you could literally see our progress on the field as the time elapsed – the last 15 minutes showcased our best performance throughout the game.”

“The athletes were on a steep learning curve and overall, these players have shown definite potential for future National Team opportunities.”

For more information on the USA A Women’s Team, please contact National Teams Administrator Yvonne Parkhurst.

USA A Women vs. Ontario Selects
15 Katie Dowty, Beantown
14 Kristy Lear, Minnesota Valkyries
13 Christina Killourhy, Cornell
12 Kristin Bonomo, Beantown
11 Lisa Dombroski, Philadelphia
10 Hannah Stolba (vice captain), Minnesota Valkyries
9 Alexis Volen, UC – San Diego
1 Katy Black, West Chester University
2 Tess Kohanski, At Large
3 Kristin Aliberto, Philadelphia
4 Jenny Menke, Minnesota Valkyries
5 Anna Brown, Twin Cities Amazons
6 Kelly McMahon (captain), New York
7 Victoria Folayan, Berkeley All Blues
8 Kate Daley, Penn State

Replacements:
16 Angie Marfisi, Philadelphia (repl. Daly)
17 Katherine Weber, Iowa State (repl. Black)
18 Katie McCormick, Univ. of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (repl. Menke)
19 Katie Schafer, Univ. of Colorado – Boulder (repl. Lear)

USA 11
Tries: Dombroski
Penalty kicks: Stolba – 2