KINGSTON, ONT. – Sunday morning at Nixon Field in Kingston, the 2021 season officially came to an end for the Guelph Gryphons women's rugby team.
The OUA champions ended their season as the 6th-ranked team in the country after falling 57-19 to the UBC Thunderbirds in the U SPORTS Consolation final. With the result, the Gryphons finish their season with an overall regular season and post-season record of 6-3. Guelph's Adea Elliot,
Kendra Cousineau and
Maddie Hobson scored tries for the Gryphons in the losing effort, while Cousineau also kicked two converts on the day. Gryphons third-year scrum half,
Natalie Armatage (Waterloo, ON) was named the game's "Nike Top Performer" for the Gryphons. Savannah Bauder led the T-Birds with six converts and a try, while Madison Gold, Florence Symonds, Shoshannah Seumanutafa, Kally King, Piper Logan and Mackenzie Carson all notched a try for UBC in the match. With this win, UBC finishes fifth in the U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championship and ends their season with an overall regular and post-season record of 9-1.
Nike Top Performers
UBC: Rori Wood
Guelph:
Natalie Armatage
Scoring Summary
UBC 57 – Guelph 19
First Half
UBC – Try, Madison Gold (Savannah Bauder convert) 1' 7-0
UBC – Try, Rori Wood (Savannah Bauder convert) 8' 14-0
UBC – Try, Florence Symonds (Convert unsuccessful) 13' 19-0
UBC – Try, Rori Wood (Savannah Bauder convert) 17' 26-0
UBC – Try, Shoshannah Seumanutafa (Savannah Bauder convert) 29' 33-0
Second Half
GUE – Try, Adea Elliot (
Kendra Cousineau convert) 39' 33-7
UBC – Try, Kally King (Convert unsuccessful) 43' 38-7
UBC – Try, Savannah Bauder (Savannah Bauder convert) 47' 45-7
UBC – Try, Piper Logan (Convert unsuccessful) 52' 50-7
GUE – Try,
Kendra Cousineau (
Kendra Cousineau convert) 64' 50-14
UBC – Try, Mackenzie Carson (Savannah Bauder convert) 69' 57-14
GUE – Try,
Maddie Hobson (Convert unsuccessful) 70' 57-19
