Women's Rugby | 10/31/2015 1:50:00 PM

ELLENSBURG, Wash (Oct. 31) – Freshman winger Mckenzie Pusch scored six trys Saturday morning to help the Central Washington University women's rugby team win its Pacific Mountain Rugby Conference league match up versus Oregon State University by a score 123-5.
 
The Wildcats move to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
 
"Our goal was to work on support in our attack and execute a kicking game," Head coach Mel Denham said. "I believe we improved in those areas a lot today which was positive."
 
Cassidy Meyers put the Wildcats on the board in the first minute. Meyers received an offload from Paige Wyatt deep in Beavers' territory on her way to the score. Wyatt would tack on five more points minutes later with try of her own as she streaked down the left wing.
 
The Wildcats scored in consecutive minutes early in the first half as Samantha Pinson touched the ball down for five points in the 21^st minute. Pusch would follow up with her second try of the day in the 22^nd on a fabulous kick from Leah Ingold. Ingold led Pusch down the right flank with a four-hopping kick pass that Pusch gobbled up on her way to the try zone.
 
Jennifer Johnson and Hannah Lewandowski finished up the first half with trys of their own as the score board read 76-0 at the break.
 
The second half had a recurring theme throughout, as Pusch would find the try zone four times in the half. She had scores in the 14^th, 19^th, 33^rd and 35^th minute of play. Valerie Tobin put the stamp on the match with the Wildcats' 19^th try of day.
 
"Mckenzie works hard off the ball," Denham said. "She finds space and runs a great support lines which lead to opportunities. She has fire and ferocity in one-on-one situations, which is a great quality at wing."
 
The Wildcats will travel to the University of Oregon next weekend to play a match versus the Ducks as well as a match versus Western Oregon University.
 
Scoring Breakdown
 
Try
Mckenzie Pusch -6
Valerie Tobin -4
Samantha Pinson -2
Yana Monoa -2
Jennifer Johnson -2
Paige Wyatt -1
Hannah Lewandowski -1
Cassidy Meyers -1
 
Conversions
Cassidy Meyers -8
Katerina Long -5
Leah Ingold -1