ELLENSBURG, Wash.—Central Washington women's rugby concludes its two-game fall schedule when the Wildcats visit three-time defensing national champion Lindenwood, 3 p.m., Saturday in St. Charles, Mo.
MATCH INFORMATION
Central Washington at Lindenwood
Saturday, Oct. 30
3 p.m. PDT
Hunter Stadium
St. Charles, Mo.
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LAST TIME OUT FOR CWU
The Wildcats opened their fall season on Oct. 16 with a 20-17 loss at BYU in Matt Ramirez's head coaching debut.
Haley Abeyta,
Noelle Inverso and
Sammy Stern each scored tries for the Wildcats, but a late yellow card forced Central to play shorthanded and BYU tallied a late penalty kick to seal the win.
Ramirez credited
Keia Mae Sagapolu,
Tessa Hann,
Zonaye Tupuola, Abeyta and Pasioles for their outstanding play against the Cougars.
ABOUT LINDENWOOD
The Lions are the 3-time defending National Collegiate Rugby national champions. Lindenwood defeated both Northern Iowa and Life University in last season's playoffs to win the 2021 title.
Lindenwood enters play on Saturday with a 2-1 record. The Lions have defeated the Kansas City Jazz (99-and split a pair of contests with Life.
QUOTING COACH RAMIREZ
"We know the challenges ahead when we face off against Lindenwood. That's why we play the game. Matches like these are why we train so hard each week and strive to be better. It's going to be another physical and fast matchup and will put our young squad to the test. This is where we learn a lot about what kind of team we will be going forward. The team has been working hard learning the habits and behaviors needed to compete at this level. We can't help but be excited to get to Missouri and have a that first whistle blow."
