April 16th, 2011. We are playing in the first round of National playoffs at UC San Diego's Warren Recreation Fields. Located on UCSD campus at the corner of Voigt Drive and Gilman Drive. Our match against Shippensburg will kick off at 12:00 pm. Our match on Sunday April 17th will kick off at 11:00am. Free parking can be found in lot P510 located to the northeast of the fields on Voigt Dr. We look forward to your support!

 

March 5th, 2011. The B.R.U.W.S. travelled to Reno for their second show down against UNR. Unlike thier first encounter Reno came out ready to defend their goal line and were persistant in shutting down the B.R.U.W.S. attack. Reno exploited a few defensive errors and were on the board first with a converted try (7-0). A few minutes later Reno conceded a penalty for offsides play and Angelina Pascual slotted the penalty and booked 3 points for the B.R.U.W.S. Fired up the B.R.U.W.S. moved the ball down field and eventually were awarded a scrum 10 meters out. Jhoanna Pugrad picked the ball up from ther base of the scrum and charged for the line, breaking four tackles she streched out and scored the try. Pacual struck the conversion and the score was B.R.U.W.S. 10 - Reno 7 going into halftime. A few minutes into the second half Pascual was able to score another 3 points on a penalty. That however would be the last points scored by the B.R.U.W.S. Twenty minutes later saw the B.R.U.W.S. defensive line fall apart as Reno's Inside Center added three converted tries. Final score B.R.U.W.S. 13 - 26 UNR.

 

February 26nd, 2011. The B.R.U.W.S. began the second leg of their season hosting the University of San Francisco. Within the first few minutes of the match the B.R.U.W.S. began dominating possesion of the ball and scored of a five meter scrum. USF continued to have difficulty in keeping up with our backs, at the half SCU lead 32-5. After the half the B.R.U.W.S. continued to move the ball wide and into space. Freshman Victoria Rutherford darted through for a total of 6 tries earning her player of the match. USF continued to play hard through out and were aggressive in contact. The final score B.R.U.W.S. 44 - 24 USF.

 

February 22nd, 2011. Santa Clara Women's Rugby cracks the top 25 in the nation. Read the article from Rugby Magazine here.

 

February 12th, 2011. In their third match of the season our ladies hosted University of Nevada Reno this past Saturday. The first 20 minutes saw Reno dominating possession of the ball as the referee penalized the B.R.U.W.S. for infringements at the tackle contest. A quick break in the action allowed the home team to regroup and adjust to the officiating style of the referee. The impact was immediate as the B.R.U.W.S. pressured Reno to kick away possession from their goal line. Fullback Tori Rutherford received the kick and quickly linked up with fellow freshman Megan Bolden, who was able to draw in a defender and pass out wide to Nicole Aveningo who darted in for the try. Angelina Pascual slotted the conversion to add two points. Reno answered back quickly with a try and conversion drawing the score 7-7. Around the 30th minute our ladies began to hit their stride. Passing the ball quickly the B.R.U.W.S. were able to open up space for Rutherford to cross the try line. Pascual converted the try bringing the score to 14-7. The Second half ended with the entire backline passing the ball to release Rutherford into space, adding 5 points to the tally. The 2-point conversion was struck by Pascual and sailed through the post. The score at the end of the first half was B.R.U.W.S. 21 – UNR 7. Focused on the task ahead, the team took the field kicking off to Reno. The B.R.U.W.S. defense was relentless, forcing Reno back into their own half and eventually turning the ball over. Jhoanna Pugrad picked up the ball, boldly charged through two Reno defenders, and reached over the line to score a try. Not to be outdone, Pascual 10 minutes later picked up the ball from the base of a ruck and dove over the line to score. She was then able to slot the conversion bring the score to B.R.U.W.S. 33 - UNR 7. The B.R.U.W.S. were hitting on all cylinders; Reno simply wasn’t able to run a composed offense. In the 67th minute, the B.R.U.W.S. were awarded a scrum on the left side of the field and thirty meters from the try line. From the scrum, Pascual called for a preplanned move, which the backs executed perfectly, opening up a gap in the defense. Rutherford capitalized on this and sprinted through the hole untouched, giving her a hat trick and making the score B.R.U.W.S. 38- UNR 7. Deep in their own half, Reno was forced to kick again. Sueling Calderon charged down the kick and was able to deflect the ball to Kristen Hutchenson, who turned up field and took on three defenders. She was then able to pass the ball from the tackle to Pugrad, who scored the final try of the game.

Final Score B.R.U.W.S. 43 – 7 UNR

Player of the Match : Angelina Pascual

 

February 5th, 2011.The B.R.U.W.S. took on fellow league contenders in an exciting match this past weekend at USF's Negoesco Stadium. The B.R.U.W.S. opened up the scoring quickly by putting three unanswered trys on the board. USF pulled things together and began a comabck bringing the score 23-17. Angelina Pascual nailed a 35 meter penalty kick adding 3 points the score line. Continuing attack saw rookie winger Nicole Aveningo put the ball down for her second try of the match.

Final score B.R.U.W.S 28 - 17 USF

Plaeyer of the Match : Uyen Mai

 

 

January 22nd, 2011. The BRUWS traveled north to Arcata to take on Humboldt State University in the first league match for both teams. From the opening kick-off, Humboldt applied immense pressure nearly scoring in the first minute. It had the makings for a long day for the BRUWS, but they battled back, driving down the field into Humboldt territory. The BRUWS spent the majority of the first half in Humboldt’s zone threatening to score but HSU would not break. With 20 minutes to play in the first half Angelina Pascaul intercepted a Humboldt pass and took it 25 meters to score the match’s first try, breaking two tackles on the way. Angelina converted her try making the score 7-0 BRUWS. The score stayed 7-0 until halftime. The second half began the same way the first ended, with the BRUWS deep in Humboldt’s half. Ten minutes into the second half Ana Carvajal was able to cross the Humboldt line and touch down the match’s second try. Angelina added the conversion making it 14-0 BRUWS. The second half went back and forth and a second try from Ana was disallowed. Humboldt was able to score well into injury time, and the kick after brought the final score to 14-7 BRUWS.

Player of the match: Celene Munoz, Honorable: mention Angelina Pascaul

 

 

November 17th, 2010. The BRUWS visited Stanfords Stuber Rugby Stadium for a mid week darby against a mixed Stanford squad. Fired up for the game Stanford did not pull any punches scoring early in the first half. Stanford continued to test the BRUWS defensive line for the next twenty minutes of play. With 15 minutes left in the first half Stanford conceded a penalty 30 meters from the goal line. Two time Pacific Coast Grizzley Angelina Pascual lined up the kick and booked 3 points for the BRUWS. Stanford answered back a with a try and a conversion. The score was 12-3 at the half. By the start of the second half, the BRUWS tightend up their defence and came out hitting. Santa Clara managed to shut down any forward progress from Stanford and continually put them on the back foot. Ana Carvajal scored a a try in open play to bring the tally to 12 - 8. Twenty minutes later, Johanna Pugrad picked up the ball from the base of the scrum, charged through two tackles and put the ball down for our second try. Giving us the, 12 - 13 BRUWS. Fired up, Santa Clara conituned to fight when senior Uyen Mai scored our third and finaly try of the night. Final score BRUWS 18 - Stanford 12