ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University women's rugby team will head to the Lone Star State to participate in the CRAA USA Rugby College Women's Premier 7's National Championship in Aveva Stadium in Houston. The National Championship tournament begins Friday, May 3 and continues onto Saturday, May 4.
"Our staff is excited to see this squad get to perform on such a big stage that highlights women's collegiate rugby," CWU Head Women's Rugby Coach Matt Ramirez said. "The competition at the tournament will be a true test no matter who we line up against. The team has been competing day in and day out and we are excited for the 13 student-athletes who will represent us this weekend. I want to give a special thank you to our Center for Athletic Performance and our Sports Medicine department for getting everyone ready. Now, it's just time to get after it…deep in the heart of Texas."
The CRAA USA Rugby College Women's Premier 7's National Championship will be split into two brackets this year with CWU competing with nine other D1 Elite and NIRA teams in the Women's Premier bracket. The other bracket is the Club-Level bracket consisting of teams not in the D1 elite or NIRA.
All teams will play four pool games. The top two teams from each pool will face off in the semifinals in the early afternoon on Saturday with the final being played at 3:28 p.m. PST on Saturday.
Joining the Wildcats in the Women's Premier bracket is: Dartmouth, Davenport, Harvard, Life, Lindenwood, Long Island, Penn State, Princeton, and Sacred Heart.
The 'Cats are in a pool with Dartmouth, Davenport, Life, and Princeton and have the following schedule before the knockout rounds (all times Pacific Standard Time):
Friday, May 3 – Davenport (8:06 a.m.)
Friday, May 3 – Dartmouth (9:56 a.m.)
Friday, May 3 – Life (12:30 p.m.)
Saturday, May 4 – Princeton (8:08 a.m.)
The travel roster for the weekend includes:
Kai Brandt-Templeton
Shaylee Coulter-Fa'amafu
Faiane Eteuini
Margaret Fonoti
Tessa Hann – Captain
Noelle Inverso
Alexandria Ma'ae
Maleena Mero
Philomena Namosimalua
Winnie Namosimalua
Jessica Postle
Lilly Thomas
Vivianne Wright
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