"Though it was the
first round of 16 appearance for FIU Women’s Rugby, we were very confident in
all the hard work we have put this season. Our first challenge was to play
University of North Georgia, the South Individual Rugby Conference champions, who had an undefeated season. It was a challenging game but
we came out victorious beating them 67-17. We went into the half with a close
score, but managed to break away with a comfortable lead quickly in the second
half.
Our next challenge was to beat Lee University; we knew we would have a hard challenge because
of the
fact that they beat the team who had eliminated us last year 60-10 in the following round. However, we still went into the match with a lot of confidence and this allowed us to defeat Lee University 36-17 in a come from behind victory.
fact that they beat the team who had eliminated us last year 60-10 in the following round. However, we still went into the match with a lot of confidence and this allowed us to defeat Lee University 36-17 in a come from behind victory.
We went into the half down 12-10. They then scored the first
try of the 2nd half around the 60th minute making the
score 17-10. We were down until the 67th minute when we finally tried
and converted to make it a tie game. Very quickly after, we scored back to back
to back tries to pull off the comeback. It was an amazing experience. Having lost in
the round of 64 last year in Georgia, we were so excited when the referee blew
the final whistle and we were on top. The win against Lee secured our spot in the
Final 4 in California. We will continue our momentum into the Final 4
representing Florida and feel very confident in the hard work we have put into
this team.
The Stars program definitely helped me this spring season in
many ways. First, it exposed me to higher level play; it gave me the
opportunity to see great rugby players in action. This allowed me to see what I
personally could work on to become a greater player. For example, one thing I
noticed that was common among all the best players was that they had great
speed and a solid pass. Watching this made me realize how important the two are
and so it gave me a new zeal to work on the two religiously on my own time. If
there's one main thing I took out of the whole stars experience in Vegas, I
would say that it definitely was a greater desire to train and become better.
My training since Vegas has definitely gotten better than it
was before Vegas and my pass and speed has definitely improved since.
Additionally, I believe as a fly half of a super fast team , it is my
duty for the sake of the team to be able to efficiently distribute the ball to
all the talent we have. The training that resulted from Vegas has ultimately
helped me help my team."
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